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The New Entrance at SMH

The new entrance at SMH is now complete and has been in action for a few weeks now.  The history of this area of the school is interesting and there have been many changes over the years.  The Centenaries Theatre, built to commemorate four centuries as a school (1593 - 1993) and two centuries at Stonyhurst (1794 - 1994), was opened in 1993.  The Old Theatre has been a theatre for much of its existence, though at one time it did serve as the Philosophers' Laboratories.  It is now the Tolkein Library.  The photographs show the progress of the building work and the birth of the impressive new arrangements.

The link between the Old Theatre and the Centenaries Theatre is opened and the building work begins.

The finished entrance.

The Old Theatre as it was before work began.

Work in progress.

The Old Theatre becomes the Tolkein Library.

The apse was stripped down to the stonework and then replastered.

The apse now forms the new reception area for visitors.