Balliol-Trinity Laboratories

The Balliol-Trinity Laboratories in Oxford, England, was an early chemistry laboratory at the University of Oxford.^[2] The laboratory was located between Balliol College and Trinity College, hence the name.^[3][4] It was especially known for physical chemistry.

Henry Moseley in the Balliol-Trinity Laboratories in 1910.^[1]

Chemistry was first recognised as a separate discipline at Oxford University in the 19th century. From 1855, a chemistry laboratory existed in a basement at Balliol College.^[2] In 1879, Balliol and Trinity agreed to have a laboratory at the boundary of the two colleges. The laboratory became the strongest of the Oxford college research institutions in chemistry.^[5] It remained in operation until the Second World War when a new Physical Chemistry Laboratory (PCL) was constructed by Oxford University in the Science Area.^[2]

People

The following scientists of note worked in the Balliol-Trinity Laboratories:

• E. J. Bowen
• Sir John Conroy
• Sir Harold Hartley
• Sir Cyril Norman Hinshelwood (Nobel Prize winner)
• Henry Moseley

See also

• Abbot's Kitchen, Oxford, another early chemistry laboratory in Oxford
• Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford
• Physical Chemistry Laboratory, which replaced the Balliol-Trinity Laboratories