Mr Casey - The Bartlett Beadle
The Bartlett School of Architecture used to have its very own Beadle, like the one who sat at UCL's main gates welcoming visitors.
Mr Casey, whose time at UCL seems to have spanned many decades and passed almost into legend, is a fixture of alumni recollections from the 50s and 60s. Remembered as a friendly, helpful 'sergeant major of the establishment', Casey was, amongst other things projectionist for Corfiato's Magic Lantern slides of ancient Greek buildings.
His longevity was a source of exciting gossip and once, according to alumnus Michel La Rue, after students got carried away with their 'redecoration' efforts in the studios and were hauled in front of the Professor, Casey declared "what you did wasn't much - you should have seen what that Basil Spence did...!".
On his eventual retirement The Bartlett threw a huge party in his honour. Let's hope he wore his debonair Beadle uniform to the celebration!
Photo courtesy of John Starling
Photo courtesy of John Pountney