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 at 'y Fes. 2, 1872. THE BUILDING NEWS. 29 the regret we expressed on its first appearance last year, that the limit necessarily imposed by its plan rendered it only of very partial use. In many instances the publishers seem to see this. Thus, in the lists of bankers, of public officers, of schools and school boards, newspapers, &c., the work wisely forfeits its claim to be considered a City directory. Tf it did not, the greater part of the information given under those heads would be, for business pur- poses, imperfect, as for the same reason, are the other portions of the book. Brickyard Children, an answer to the charge of Mr. George Smith against the Tileries, Tunstall, by John N. Peake (Grant & Co.), isa reply to some statements noticed some time since in our pages. As far as Mr. Smith and Mr. Peake are concerned, the matter seems to have de- generated into a personal dispute, and as such cannot be noticed here. We do not think the general condition of brickyard children was more favourable than Mr. Smith described it. Huilding Intelligence. CHURCHES AND CHAPELS. Giasronsury.—The beautiful church at Mark has just received its last stained-glass window. Most of the churches in that neighbourhood were originally built during the period from the fifth to the twelfth century, out of fundswhich accumulated from the revenues, &c., of Glastonbury Abbey. They were rebuilt from the thirteenth to the fifteenth century on the same sites. At first the churches were so small that, on rebuilding, the former site was occupied by the chancel alone. Moreover, they were not rebuilt at once, but added to from time to time, according to the state of the Abbey funds, generally finishing with the tower and north aisle. In Mark Church these successive steps are easily traced. But what so peculiarly distinguishes Mark Church (says a local paper) is the very accurate geometrical proportions of all its parts, and which, singularly enough, are not observed in the churches around, although built and rebuilt during the same periods, and out of the same treasury, but evidently by different architects. Gopstonre.—Godstone parish church has been re- opened, after undergoing enlargement under the direction of Mr. G. G. Scott, R.A. The works com- prised the removal of a south transept and of the old galleries and pews, the building of a south aisle, the restoration of the tower and increasing the height of the steeple by 16ft., the opening of nave roof, and the insertion of a new west window and west and south doorways. Stone from the local quarries is used for the arches, columns, &c., the walls being lined with stone from Kent. The seats are open, and are of oak. The reredos is of carved stone, and has seven arches, the columns being of red marble. Mr. Carruthers, of Reigate, was the contractor, the total cost being about £4,000. HotyweEtt GREEN.—The various works in con- nection with the erection of the new Congregational chapel at Holywell Green, Yorkshire, have just been jet by tender. The total amount is £6,000, and the foundations are already in. The design comprises a nave 74ft. by 28ft. 6in., aisles 58ft. 6in. by 10ft. 3in., choir 18ft. by 14ft. 3in.; two vestries in the rear and two porches in front, formed by the tower on one side and the staircase on the other. The nave is divided from the aisles by arcades of five arches each, which will be of moulded stone, supported by polished granite pillars, with ornamental foliage caps of stone. The present accommodation is designed for 600, but with the addition of transepts, for which the building is being specially arranged, 400 more sittings can be provided at any future time, bringing the total up to 1,000 sittings. Mr. J. Prichard, Darlington, is the architect. Lercrster.—The church of the Holy Trinity, Leicester, is undergoing restoration. The new work is faced with purple bricks from Luton, and the old walls left standing have been faced with the same ; the dressings are of Bath stone. A new tower and spire are added to the west end, with three porches, with staircases to the galleries. On either side of the church an ambulatory has been added to the original plan, forming an aisle for access to the sittings; and, as it is covered with a lean-to roof at half the height of the wall, it gives externally the effect of aclerestory to the upper portion. The archi- tect is Mr. S. S. Teulon, the estimated cost is £3,766, and the contractors Messrs. Hewitt & Sons. Pitstico.—In the new church of S. John the Evangelist, Pitsligo, N. B., has been placed a pulpit in form, and from it spring up shaftings of six inches, with a central shaft of fifteen in the diameter, having bases and capitals of delicately-wrought mouldings, surmounting which is an ornamented cape or string course. Over this, the body, which is circular, rises up with three deeply-moulded panels cut into it—the centre one haying a cross in high relief, and all of them are filled in with tracery. Messrs. D. and A. Davidson, of Inverness, have carried out the design, Wesr Bromwicu.—A new Wesleyan Chapel is now in course of erection in the Beeches-road. The chapel occupies a commanding site, being situated at the junction of the Beeches and the Birmingham and Wolverhampton turnpike-roads. The interior dimensions are 56ft. X 37ft. Gin. A gallery is pro- vided at the end next entrance, with an orchestra over the vestibule. The building will be finished inside with moulded surbase, surmounted by Ionic pilasters and cornice, and from acroteria ornaments over each pilaster will spring moulded ribs, dividing the coved ceiling into panels. Exteriorly the build- ing (with the exception of the central portion of the front, which is of Bath stone) is faced with red brick, with Bath and Hollington stone dressings, and the sides are relieved with blue bricks, bands, &c., and fret enrichment. The chapel is designed to accommodate 400 persons, and the estimate of the builders (Messrs. Trow & Sons, of Wednesbury) is £2,180. The architect is Mr. Edward Pincher, of West Brom- wich. The carving and modelling is being executed by Mr. John Smith, of Birmingham. BUILDINGS, Bepminster.—The new S. Paul’s Schools, Bed- minster, are in course of erection. The architect is Mr. Joseph Neale, of Bristol, and the design has been carried out by Mr. R. J. Crocker, the general contractor. The exterior is of brick, with the ex- ception of the heads and sills of the windows, which are of freestone. All the relieving arches are wrought of coloured bricks, set off with bands of black and white bricks. There is a boys’ school on the ground floor, 75ft. by 32ft. At the side appears a tower, the height of which will be about 7Oft. Within the tower a staircase leads to the girls’ school- room, the same size as the boys’ underneath. The entire cost will be about £1,500. Campripce.—The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cam- bridge, is now undergoing extensive alterations. The foundations will be so altered as to lower the hall floor several feet. Instead of the one staircase in the middle, by which the picture gallery was approached, there will be two staircases, and an open space in the centre. The alterations include rooms, lavatories, &c., for the curator and servants, and the designs of the first architect, Mr. Bassevi, will, as originally intended, be carried out, and the building made to present a grand appearance, with marble pillars supporting the staircases. The dome is to be enlarged. The whole will be carried out under the direction of Mr. C. Barry. Luton.—The Luton Board of Guardians have re- solved to enlarge Luton workhouse by erecting an additional story to the building, at a cost of between £500 and £600. Mr. Brown is the architect. ReEDHAM.—A new infants’ and mixed school, with a master’s house attached, has just been completed at Reedham, Norfolk. The external walls are of red brick, with black and white brick and stone dressings. The building has a large window at the north end of the school-room, besides smaller windows, and has a lofty open-timbered roof. Accommodation is pro- vided for 200 children, at a cost of £800. Mr. W. Pearce, of Norwich, is the architect, and Mr. J. Withers, of Blofield, the contractor. —_q@—_ CHIPS. Mr. A. K. Stephensen, the Registrar of Friendly Societies, has refused to register the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners. A new Baptist Congregational Chapeland Schools are about to be erected at Addlestone, near Wey- bridge, Surrey. The bells of Broome Church, Bungay, Suffolk, which have for a long time been in avery dangerous state, have been restored and put into a safe condition by Mr. George Day, church bell-hanger, of Eye. At a meeting of the Salisbury Local Board on Thursday week, it was decided to adopt Mr. Stecle’s plan, design, and estimate for the erection of an iron bridge at Fisherton, in place of the present struc ture, at a cost of £1,500. It was also resolved to pul down the buildings known as “the Judges Lodgings,” in Fisherton Bridge-street (recently purchased by the Board), and to sell the materials of Caen stone, designed by Mr. G. E. Street, R.A., | and the land not required for the widening of the the architect of the building. The base is octagonal | thoroughfare. TO CORRESPONDENTS. [We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our correspondents. The Editor respectfully requests that all communications should be drawn up as briefly as possible, as there are many claimants upon the space allotted to correspondence.) To Our READERS.—We shall feel obliged to any of our readers who will favour us with brief notes of works con- templated or in progress in the provinces, Letters relating to advertisements and the ordinary business of the Paper should be addressed to the EDITOR, 31, TAVISTOCK-STREET, COVENT-GARDEN, W.C. Advertisements for the current week must reach the office not later than 5 p.m. on Thursday. TO AMERICAN SUBSCRIBERS, In answer to numerous inquiries, the Publisher begs to state that subscribers in the United States can be supplied with the BUILDING NEWS, post free from this Office, for the sum of 17s. 4d. (4 dols, 16c., gold) per annum, payable in advance, I=" The remittance should, in all cases, be made by International Post-office Order, RECEIVED.—J. K. W.—E. & R.—G. M. H.—T. P. B.—R. W. ————_>_—_ Correspondence. — +> THE NEW LAW COURTS. Srr,—Your correspondent “ G. H. G.,” who dis- cusses “ Architecture or Archeology ?” in your current issue, states as a “fact” that “so many (sic) of the ablest men in our profession, and these of different tastes and pursuits, one and all condemn the design,” &c.—condemn, that is, Mr. Street's design for the New Law Courts. Will “G. H. G.” have the goodness to prepare, and submit to you for publication, a list of this “‘so many ablest” architects who condemn Mr. Street’s design, specify- ing them by name, and not by initials? I mean those ‘“tablest” architects, who haye openly and publicly expressed their condemnatory judgment, and who, consequently, cannot object to being named in such a list. I should be very glad also in this list to have the names arranged in two groups, the one containing ‘‘ ablest” lovers of Gothic art, the other to comprehend those devotees of the Classic, with their Italianising brethren, all of them ‘“ablest” also; and then, to make the matter complete, will “G. H. G.” make another list of Mr. Street's “ ablest ” supporters ? Your correspondent, while declining to accept my views, has an amusingly dogmatic way of asserting his own, sweeping away broad masses and details without number with a single thunderbolt-like ipse dixit. For myself, I read with pleasure such letters as those of “G. H. G.,” which, if anythiug could strengthen my previous convictions, certainly would have that effect. But why does not “G. H. G.” write under his own name ?—I am, &e., January 23rd, 1872. CHARLES BoureLu. [We feel called upon to make one remark on the above letter. Mr. Boutell asks why ‘“G. H. G.” does not write under his ownname. Weask, What right has Mr. Boutell to ask? Every one may not be so independent, or may not possess the confidence of Mr. Boutell. Why should not correspondents follow their own inclination in such matters without being questioned ? Mr. Boutell must be aware that the ablest articles in our daily and weekly journals and reviews are written without any namesat all being appended to them. ‘The chief thing for considera- tion is not who wrote an article or letter, but what the article or letter may contain. Besides ‘‘ G. H. G.” is well known to the readers of this publication, and has been for ten years or more, and has dozens of times signed his name in full, and we beg to say that he is as much entitled as Mr. Boutell to speak on things architectural.—Eb. | WELSH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, LIVER- POOL.—* NEW WAY OF GETTING UP A COMPETITION.” Sir,—If your correspondent ‘ Looker-On” in this week’s issue will kindly publish his name and ad- dress, I will reply to his comments in the spirit which they deserve. I may just add, in the meantime, that if his other statements are as egregiously erroneous as those respecting my connection with this matter, “‘ Looker-On” had better ‘* wipe his spectacles” before he takes another longing look at the ‘potatoes and milk” to which he so elegantly refers.—I am, &c., H. H. Var, F.R.1.B.A., President of the Liverpool Architectural Society, and Competitor. Liverpool, Jan. 26.