▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 4 2 ▁a ▁Sug ar ▁House ▁was ▁built ▁against ▁the ▁wall ▁of ▁the ▁College . ▁This ▁structure ▁was ▁a ▁fire ▁risk ▁and ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁great ▁anx iety ▁among ▁the ▁her ald s . ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 5 ▁the ▁College ▁Survey or ▁drew ▁attention ▁to ▁this ▁problem , ▁but ▁to ▁no ▁avail . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 8 0 0 , ▁the ▁College ▁was ▁asked ▁by ▁a ▁Select ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁to ▁report ▁to ▁them ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁public ▁records ; ▁again ▁the ▁her ald s ▁drew ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁proxim ity ▁of ▁the ▁Sug ar ▁House . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁committee ▁ins pected ▁the ▁College ▁prem ises ▁and ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁that ▁the ▁College ▁must ▁either ▁be ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁building ▁or ▁secured ▁against ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁fire . ▁Again ▁nothing ▁was ▁done ; ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁water ▁se ep ed ▁through ▁the ▁walls ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁dam aging ▁records . ▁The ▁Survey or ▁trac ed ▁the ▁leak ▁back ▁to ▁a ▁shed ▁recently ▁ere cted ▁by ▁Mr . ▁Ald erman ▁Smith , ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁Sug ar ▁House , ▁who ▁declared ▁his ▁read iness ▁to ▁do ▁everything ▁he ▁could , ▁but ▁who ▁actually ▁did ▁very ▁little ▁to ▁rect ify ▁the ▁situation . ▁After ▁years ▁of ▁neg ot iation ▁the ▁College , ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 0 , ▁bought ▁the ▁Sug ar ▁House ▁from ▁Smith ▁for ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁£ 1 , 5 0 0 .