Editing Clarendon Building (section)

==History==
Until the early 18th century, the printing presses of the [[Oxford University Press]] (OUP) were in the basement of the [[Sheldonian Theatre]]. This meant that the compositors could not work when the Theatre was in use for ceremonies. Therefore, the University commissioned a new building to house the OUP.

[[Nicholas Hawksmoor]] produced a neoclassical design, construction started in 1711 and it was completed in 1715. The builder and sculptor was [[William Townesend]] of [[Oxford]].<ref>{{cite book| title=Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660–1851 | first=Rupert | last=Gunnis | page=399 }}</ref>

The building was funded largely from the proceeds of the commercially successful ''[[The History of the Rebellion|History of the Great Rebellion]]'' by the [[Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon|1st Earl of Clarendon]], whose legacy later paid for the building of the [[Clarendon Laboratory]] in Oxford as well.

In the 1820s, the OUP moved to new premises in [[Walton Street, Oxford|Walton Street]], after which the University used the Clarendon Building for administrative purposes. In 1975, the building was transferred to the [[Bodleian Library]], for which it now provides office and meeting space for senior members of staff.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jenkins |first=Stephanie |url=http://www.headington.org.uk/oxon/broad/buildings/south/clarendon.htm |title=Clarendon Building |work=Broad Street, Oxford |date=1 April 2012 |access-date=10 February 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070223200118/http://www.headington.org.uk/oxon/broad/buildings/south/clarendon.htm |archive-date=23 February 2007 }}</ref>

===Student occupation===
On 22 January 2009, student demonstrators occupied part of the Clarendon Building for seven hours,<ref name=bbc>{{cite news| title=Gaza sit-in demonstration ended |date=22 January 2009 | work=[[BBC News]] | publisher=[[BBC]] | location=UK | url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/7844890.stm | access-date=22 January 2009}}</ref> following similar protests at other UK universities.<ref>{{cite news |first=Anthea |last=Lipsett |title=Protests over Gaza spread to eight English universities |date=22 January 2009 |work=[[guardian.co.uk]] |url= https://www.theguardian.com/education/2009/jan/22/studentpolitics-londonschoolofeconomics |access-date=22 January 2009}}</ref> The demonstrators called for the University to condemn Israel's role in the [[2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict]] and to cancel a lecture series at [[Balliol College, Oxford|Balliol College]] inaugurated by [[Shimon Peres]].<ref name=bbc/> The protestors ended their protest after an agreement with the [[Proctor#Oxford University|Senior Proctor]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Statement by the Senior Proctor concerning the occupation of the Clarendon Building |date=28 January 2009 | url=http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/proctors/statement280109.shtml | access-date=29 January 2008 | work=University Administration and Services |publisher=[[University of Oxford]] | url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090725084001/http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/proctors/statement280109.shtml |archive-date=July 25, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hood |first=John |author-link=John Hood (university administrator) |title=Letter from the Vice-Chancellor |date=28 January 2009 |url=http://www.ox.ac.uk/vicechancellors_office/letter280109.html |access-date=29 January 2008 |work=Vice-Chancellor's Office |publisher=[[University of Oxford]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090705024643/http://www.ox.ac.uk/vicechancellors_office/letter280109.html |archive-date=July 5, 2009 }}</ref>