at the start of the 20th century the college's need for a large meeting and ceremonial hall led to the conversion of about half of the museum space into what is now the main college hall. the 1907 minutes recorded the view that ""it is essential to get rid of the barclay collection which... has ceased to be of any value to the fellows or to anyone visiting the museum."" this was over-ruled and the retained barclay collection was relocated to a new home, created by the conversion and incorporation of an adjoining tenement building.