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 Ee Marcu 1, 1872. THE BUILDING NEWS. 183 his death or unwillingness to act, then of an archi- tect being a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, to be appointed on the request of either party by the President for the time being of such In- stitute, and the award of such referee is to be equivalent to a certificate of the architect, and the contractors are to be paid accordingly. ———o——— Huilding Intelligeinee, ——_—>— CHURCHES AND CHAPELS, Daruaston.—The new church of All Saints’, Darlaston, was consecrated on Monday afternoon by the Bishop of Lichfield. The church is in the Early English style of architecture. The materials used are red brick, with dressings of Bromsgrove stone. The roof is covered with Broseley tiles, and the western doorway is surmounted with a bell turret, containing two bells. The interior arrangements consist of a nave and two aisles, a chancel and chancel aisle, and a vestry. The roof is open-tim- bered. Accommodation is provided for about 520 worshippers. The cost of the sacred edifice amounts to nearly £5,000. The architect is Mr. G. E. Street, R.A.; the builder, Mr. H. Lovatt, of Wolver- hampton; and the clerk of the works, Mr. W. H. Williams, East Crayron.—The restoration of the parish church of 8. Mary, East Clayton, is completed. The chancel has been raised, so as to show the upper part of the windows, which were formerly concealed. There is a new oak roof to the chancel, waggon- headed, with curved ribs. On the north side a new aisle has been added, which opens from the nave by three pointed arches, and is benched with oak. The Lady chapel is in the Early English style, with lancet windows, and is separated from the chancel by an arch, which is surrounded with zig-zag moulding. The chapel has been entirely restored and opened out. In the south wall of the chapel is a piscina, and the steps to the old rood loft are shown, the foot of the doorway being nearly on a level with the string-course of the chancel arch. The chancel arch has been repaired, but the old corbels, with their curiously carved grotesque figures, are still retained. The principal external work has been a new oak porch at the south side, the removing of the rough-cast which covered the walls, and the re-covering of the roofs. Messrs. Mansfield and Booth, of Buckingham, were the contractors. Grympron.—The church of S. Mary, Glympton, was reopened on Quinquagesima Sunday, after con- siderable improvements, under the superintendence of Mr. Street. Four new windows, of a geometrical character, replace the very plain openings which had lighted the church, and a new roof has been placed on the chancel, and crosses on the east end both of the nave and of the chancel. A porch and vestry have also been built ; a new altar has been pre- sented ; plain stalls for the choir have been provided, and the chancel throughout has been laid with en- caustic tiles. Haney Castte.—On Tuesday week the memo- rial stone was laid of S. Gabriel’s Chapel-of-Ease, Hanley Castle. The church is to be built of brick, Cradley stone, and freestone facings and dressings. Tt will be in the Early English style, to consist of a chancel; nave, with aisles, separated therefrom by four obtuse pointed arches on each side and cleres- tory aboye; a pointed chancel arch; tower and spire on the north side of the chancel, the lower stage of the tower to serve as a vestry, underneath which is a chamber for the hot-air apparatus. The tower will be of three stages, supporting a broach spire, enriched with gables and duplicated lights. The roof of the church is to be steeply pitched and slated, with foliated crosses at the gables, and open timber work of Memel deal supporting the roof internally. There will be three entrances to the church—at the west end, at the north-west angle, and in the east wall of the tower. Mr. G. G. Scott is the archi- tect, and Mr. W. Porter, of Malvern Wells, the builder. There are to be about 400 sittings. Lreeps.—On Saturday the foundation-stone of a new Methodist Chapel was laid in Leeds. The style adopted is Gothic, freely treated. The walls will be of br ck, with stone dressings. In form, the chapel is asnave with transepts. It is 56ft. long, 837ft. 6in. across nave, and 58ft. Gin. across tran- septs. There is a gallery round three sides, and ac- commodation is provided for 520 adults. At the intersection of the nave and transept next Kirkstall- road a turret rises to the height of 55ft. In the rear are a minister’s vestry and two class rooms, with organ gallery over. The roofis open-timbered, and the whole of the woodwork is to be stained and yarnisnea. Messrs. Hill and Swann, of Leeds and Sheffield, are the architects. It is estimated that the chapel will cost about £1,600. Liverroot.—The new church of S. Bridget, Wavertree, Liverpool, was consecrated on Tuesday last. The plans of the church were prepared by Mr. Edward §. Heffer, architect, of Liverpool. The church is an Italian basilica. The arches which separate the aisles from the nave rest upon columns of red Irish marble, contrasting strikingly with the purity of the whiteness of the walls. One of the chief features of the church is the panelled ceiling in plaster. The cost of the building will amount to about £8,500. Marron.—The old church of Marton has been restored. It was found, npon examination of the lower part of the main timbers supporting the tower and spire, that the portions below the surface were completely gone, and it was necessary to renew the four square compound posts at the angles of the tower, which are strengthened by struts in the form of buttresses. The chancel is now of timber and plaster, to correspond with the nave. New steps have also been carried up from the road to the west entrance. The whole work has been carried out under the superintendence of Mr. Butterfield, by Messrs. W. & H. Restall, of Bisley. MicktenAm.—The chancel of Mickleham Church, Dorking, has just been almost entirely rebuilt, the exterior walls being of flint, with Bath stone dress- ings ard tiled roof. On the north side is a new vestry, and on the south side a circular organ chamber. The wall is lined with Minton’s tiles, and inlaid with stone, and the floor is laid with Minton’s encaustic tiles of a very rich design, whilst the whole of the fittings are of wainscot oak. The work has been carried out, at a cost of £1,000, by Messrs, Goddard & Son, contractors, of Farnham and Leatherhead, Mr. Peacock, of Bloomsbury- square, London, being the architect. BUILDINGS. BiackrriArs.—Messrs. Hill, Keddell, & Wal- dram have just obtained the contract for the erec- tion of a new goods station at the Blackfriars (Surrey side) station of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway. The area of the site is nearly 53,000 square feet, and the ground was formerly occupied by houses of a very poor description. The new warehouses for the depot will be upwards of 70ft. high, while the length will be 286ft. and the width 120ft. Brick will be the principal material used, the floors being supported on iron columns, Holland-street is to be stopped up, and a new sub- way has been constructed for foot passengers. Huru.—The foundation-stone of new boys’ schools has been laid in connection with S. Paul’s parish, Hull. The school will consist of two main schools and two class rooms, and is capable of accommo- dating 390 boys. The building is designed in an early type of Medieval architecture to harmonise with the Church School and Vicarage already erected, and is to be executed in red brickwork, with York- shire stone dressings. The school will have an open- timbered roof, and be plastered internally. The work has been let by competition to Mr. Barrett, of Walker-street, the architect being Mr. Samuel Mus- grave. New Masonic Hatt, Leeps.—The foundation- stone of the New Lodge of Fidelity, 289, Leeds, was laid by the W. M. privately, without any ceremo- nial, on Thursday the 22nd ult. A banquet was held in the evening in commemoration of the event, and Bro. Dr. Spark favoured the brethren with a selection from the “ Liber Musicus,” a new work he has expressly dedicated to Masonry. The new lodge will comprise a grand entrance hall and staircase, a spacious banquet hall, lodge-room, &c., and a resi- dence for the tyler. The designs have been pre- pared, and are now being carried out by Brother Bakewell. The builder is Mr. 8. Whitely, of Leeds, —_——»—__—. CHIPS. Mr. Richard Martin, of Caterham, has been appointed architect to the Caterham School Board. At a meeting of the London Commissioners of Sewers, on ‘Tuesday week, Mr. Haywood, the engineer, remarked incidentally that the drainage of the dwellings of 200,000 persons daily flowed into the Thames. Mr. Bedford added to this assertion that a million gallons of sewage ran daily from the London Bridge sewer alone. Mr. Ruskin has given up his house at Denmark Hill. He has bought a small estate at Conniston Lake, where he intends to reside, dividing his time between Conniston, Oxford, and the Continent. Mr. R. Phené Spiers, master of the Architectural School of the Royal Academy, is editing a new edition of Pugin and Britton’s “Architecture of Normandy.” 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 ReApmrs.—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. Recetvep.—F. L.—T. 0.—L. Brors.—W. R.—T. B.— C, O. N.—Brade & Smales.—Lee & Nightingale.—W. C. & Co.—H. & N. B.—J. H.—J. D.—T. N. B. J. BAKER.—We don’t understand you. Do you mean for general competition plans, or merely for photo.-litho. purposes ? H. M: MAvor.—Drawing Norman ironwork to hand Please send description. AN OLD SUBSCRIBER.—Consult our advertisement pages. HOUSE PLANNING.—Received “ Palmam qui Meruit Ferat.” W. Irnvine.—You had already paid for 1872 by Post-office order, received January 17, 1872. We have now credited you up to December 29, 1873. ARCHITECT.—The usual practice in such circumstances is to charge 2} percent. on the estimated cost of the build- ing. F.R,. Morupy.—Thanks for suggestion. ——_>—_—_ Correspondence. os THE ARCHITECTURAL CONFERENCE. To the Editor of the Buiorne News. Srr,—The Conference Committee on Professional Charges have issued a proof Schedule of Charges containing certain modifications in the Royal Insti- tute of British Architects’ Scale published in 1862. As it is the wish of the Committee to avail them- selves of the opinions of architects generally, before preparing a Schedule for presentation at the next Conference, will you allow me, through the medium of your journal, to inform those architects who are not members of the Institute, the Association, or other of the professional Societies (who will receive copies through the several Societies), that on appli- cation here a copy of the Schedule will be sent to them.—I am, &e., J. Douatass MaTHews. Acting Secretary. Royal Institute of British Architects, 9, Conduit-street, W. Feb. 29. ABERYSTWITH SCHOOLS COMPETITION. Srr,—lIn your issue of the 23rd inst., your corre- spondent ‘* Nusquam Luta Fides,” states, that to his knowledge, some of the gentlemen selected by the board to prepare plans for the proposed new schools are now carrying out works for members of the board, and the others are personal friends of the other members of the board, Allow me to inform “Nusquam Luta Fides,” that Ido not know the name of, nor haye I ever seen, any member of the board, so that, as far as I am concerned, his knowledge has certainly led him very much astray this time.— Tam, &e., J. SHERWIN. P. S.—And not a 24 per center. Diocesan Chambers, 42, John Dalton-street, Manchester, Feb. 28. ASPHALTED ROADWAYS, &c. Sir,—Your correspondent ‘‘ Delta” would have been perfectly justified in signing his real name to his able letter on the above subject. ‘‘ Asphalted Roads ” are now allthe rage, and will, no doubt, continue so, until the practical wearing, tearing, and bearing shows—which it undoubtedly soon will do—‘that it has been much oyer-valued and over-praised,” and that ‘first impressions” are seldom, if ever, borne out by hard trials and stern practice. That good asphalte well laid down by ‘t good workmen” (and not by ordinary labourers), will last longer, and wear better, iscertain., It has decided advantages in cleanliness and quietness, but there are its serious drawbacks in slip- periness, especially after rain showers, there being no grip or clip for the horse’s shoe on it, especially if the angle or incline of road is steep, or pitched, asit is termed, when the roads become “highly dangerous forhorses. Another great and rapidly-increasing evil will soon naturally develope itself (which has not yet been properly brought to notice), and that is, the daily