The most likely candidate for the architect is Dr George Clarke of All Souls; the master mason was William Townsend or Townesend.
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He bequeathed his personal library and collection of scientific instruments to Christ Church Library; the instruments are now on display in the Museum of the History of Science, Oxford.
Frequently the books were chained, similar to those in the Francis Trigge Chained Library and at Christ Church Library.