discovery, but the building's architect Herbert Baker was in favour. Scott's bronze statue of A. W. Lawrence was mounted on a stone base in the garden outside the building when it was officially opened on 20 November 1934. The inscription on the plinth was changed to read: "LUX / PERPETUA / LUCEAT EIS" ("may eternal light shine upon them"), a Latin phrase from the Requiem Mass. The statue was for many years concealed from casual view behind a high hedge. Renovations to the building in the 1990s, including a much lower hedge, has revealed the statue to passers-by. References About the Museum, Scott Polar Research Institute May Eternal Light Shine upon Them, Kathleen Scott (1878–1947), Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Art UK "‘These had most to give’: Kathleen Scott's sculpture at the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge", Mark Stocker (2015). Polar Record, 51(1), 49–57. doi:10.1017/S0032247413000570 "Let Light Perpetual Shine", Alison Jolley, The T. E. Lawrence Society Newsletter, No.97, 2nd Quarter 2011 'These had most to give', National Trust Collections 1922 sculptures Outdoor sculptures in England Buildings and structures in Cambridge