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216 encircling London. It is now in course of erection, and will soon be ready for occupation. The site is a corner one, with a frontage to one road of 120 feet, and to another of 156 feet.

The present building, of which we give a plan

(Fig. 99), covers only a portion of the site, the remainder being kept for future extension. The main entrance is planned on the longest side, and gives immediate access from the hall to the news-room, 26 feet by 28 feet, which opens into a magazine-room, 46 feet by 25 feet. The reference