Middlesex College (University of Western Ontario)

Academic in Ontario, Canada

Middlesex College

General information
Type| Academic
Architectural style| Collegiate Gothic
Town or city| London, Ontario
Country| Canada
Groundbreaking| 1959
Cost| $1,740,000
Owner| University of Western Ontario
Design and construction
Main contractor| Ellis-Don Ltd.

Middlesex College is an academic building located on the campus of the University of Western Ontario. The building is known for its collegiate Gothic architecture, spire, and clock tower. It currently houses the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science.[1]

Along with University College, the building is one of the most iconic buildings on the University of Western Ontario campus and is heavily used in promotion of the university.

## History

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The cornerstone for the building was installed in 1959 and the building cost was $1.74 million.[2] Construction was completed by general contractors Ellis-Don Ltd.[3] The building was opened in the fall of 1960. The Department of History was the first faculty housed in the building at this time.[4]

The large clock tower houses five 8-foot diameter bells weighing 400 lbs each, which were tuned to E, B, E, F and G#. The bells were manufactured by Gillett and Johnston.[5] First installed with the clock faces in 1960, the bells were decommissioned in 2007 due to high refurbishment costs.

The building was designed by architect Ronald Murphy.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "Western Walking Tour pamphlet" (PDF). 2011.
2. ^ staff, Comms (2006-11-09), WWW 1957-9 Plate 94, retrieved 2020-04-04
3. ^ University of Western Ontario (1960). Occidentalia. -- 1960. University of Western Ontario. London : University of Western Ontario.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
4. ^ "Timeline: 100 Years of History". www.history.uwo.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
5. ^ staff, Comms (2010-03-12), WWW 1960 32, retrieved 2020-04-04
6. ^ Ashby, James. "The D.B. Weldon Library by Andrews and Murphy: Modern Experiments in a Collegiate Gothic Campus". Journal of the Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada. 44 (2): 21–40\. doi:10.7202/1069482ar - via erudit.

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The University of Western Ontario

Located in: London, Ontario

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* Music
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* Engineering
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* Libraries
* Cronyn Observatory
* Elginfield Observatory
* Gibbons Lodge
* Medway-Sydenham Hall
* Middlesex College
* Physics and Astronomy Building
* Saugeen–Maitland Hall
* Spencer Engineering Building
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* University Hospital
* WindEEE Dome

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* CHRW-FM
* UWO Gazette

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* W ice hockey
* Western Mustang Band

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* Western Alumni Stadium
* Thompson Recreation and Athletic Centre

Research|

* CPSX
* Ivey International Centre for Health Innovation
* Network in Canadian History and Environment
* Robarts Research Institute

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* Founded: 1878
* Students: 30,235
* Endowment: C$746.5 million
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