Object
The New Museums Site Development Framework Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)
Representation ID: 30724
Received: 06/09/2015
Respondent: Dr Isobel Falconer
The paragraph overlooks the heritage value of this wing of the Cavendish Laboratory, where J J Thomson discovered the electron and the isotopes of neon, Rutherford used alpha particles to probe the structure of the atomic nucleus, and Chadwick discovered the neutron. The new entrance will destroy internal arrangements, including Rutherford's personal laboratory and pre-empt plans for the restoration of the Old Cavendish as a science heritage centre and visitor attraction.
The paragraph overlooks the heritage value of this wing of the Cavendish Laboratory, where J J Thomson discovered the electron and the isotopes of neon, Rutherford used alpha particles to probe the structure of the atomic nucleus, and Chadwick discovered the neutron. The new entrance will destroy internal arrangements, including Rutherford's personal laboratory and pre-empt plans for the restoration of the Old Cavendish as a science heritage centre and visitor attraction.