Armoury

Location:

East side of West Mall, between Memorial Rd. and Crescent Rd.

Date:

Original construction 1941
Addition at north end 1943

Architect:

Sharp & Thompson

Cost:

1941 $50,000
1943 $29,000

Sources of funds:

COTC funds

Use history:

Built and used for military training in World War II.
After the war used for registration, sessional examinations, AMS assemblies and graduation ceremonies.

Demolition date:

1993/94

Notes:

COTC men voluntarily waived their pay allowance over a 15-year period to collect funds for the building. B.C. Government made a $7,500 grant to take the University heat, power and other services to the building.
After demolition, old building materials were used in the construction of the C.K. Choi Building.

Sources:

University Archives; Thompson, Berwick, Pratt; Ubyssey 25.11.1941, B.C. Journal of Commerce and Building Record, Jan. 9, 1943.

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