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 Aprit 5, 1872. THE BUILDING NEWS. 283 be presented to Parliament for confirmation. The Board approve an application from the Herne Bay ‘Promenade Pier Company, for power to restore and render fit for use a pier at Herne Bay which has fallen into decay, and also an application from the Withernsea Improvement Company, for power to construct a pier, jetty, and landing-places at Withernsea, on the east coast of Yorkshire ; in both cases power to levy rates is asked. The Board ap- prove, subject to some modifications, an application of the Aldborough Pier and Railway Company, for power to make a channel from the sea at Slaughden to the rivers Alde and Ore, and to construct a north and south shelter pier to an intended harbour of refuge,’ and to levy rates; it will be a convenient harbour for fishing vessels and small coasters, though success as regards refuge for vessels is thought doubtful. An application from the Water- ford Harbour Commissioners for power to make a cut or channel in the harbour, so as to admit of larger vessels coming up to Waterford, and to levy rates, is approved, subject to the consent of the War Office being obtained for the removal of a lighthouse inside Duncannon Fort to another site in the yard of the fort. The Board of Trade approve an appli- cation of the Tyne Improvement Commissioners for further time for completing piers to be constructed at the mouth of the river Tyne. The Board do not propose to proceed with an application from the town trustees of Gosport for power to construct a wharf and pier or jetty, extending in a north- easterly direction from the sea wall at the eastern end of the High-street, unless the promoters succeed in removing the objection made by the Admiralty, that the proposed work would tend to obstruct the navigation of Portsmouth Harbour and the access to the dockyard. The Board approve (sub- ject to modifications) an application by Mr. J. Platt, M.P., for power to construct a dock, with piers or jetties, and to levy rates, at Llanfairfechan, Car- narvon ; an application by Mr. D. Balfour, tenant-in tail of the lands of Trenabie, Orkney, for power to construct a pier or quay on the shores of Pierswall Bay, and to levy rates; and an application by Mr. J. T. Hamilton, M.P., and others, for power to extend the pier and harbour at Skerries. One or two appli- cations are returned as under consideration—an application of the Marquis of Downshire, owner of the harbour of Dundrum, for power to levy rates, and exercise powers conferred on local authorities by the Merchant Shipping Act of 1854; an applica- tion of the Earl of Erroll, the land owner, for power toconstruct breakwaters, &c., on the east side of the Bay of Cruden, and a road of approach, and to levy rates ; and an application by the Lord of the Manor of Lynmouth, Devonshire, for power to construct two piers at Lynmouth, with a road of approach, and to take rates. This last application is opposed on the ground that the tolls are excessive, and that the foreshore to be reclaimed by the construction of the approach road should be held in trust for the public instead of being vested in the promoter. ———— STATUES, MEMORIALS, &c. DunxkeELD.—On Tuesday afternoon an interesting ceremony took place at Dunkeld. in connection with the inauguration of a monument erected by the officers of the 42nd Highlanders, in memory of their comrades who fell in the Crimean War or in the suppression of the Indian Mutiny. The monument is a mural one, having for its principal feature a piece of sculpture in alto relievo, executed by Mr. John Steell, R.S.A. Standing out against a large pointed panel of white marble, the sculptured group, which is worked out in the same material as the background, represents an officer of the 42nd visit- ing a battle-field at the close of an engagement to look for some missing comrade. The point of time selected is the moment in which the searcher has just discovered the body of his friend. Scorr MonuMENT ComPLETION.—T he Committee of Subscribers have ordered sixteen statues for the niches in the monument from the sculptors formerly selected, who have agreed to furnish them, executed in a satisfactory manner, for £50 each—the com- mittee furnishing the stone and fixing the figures in their places. he following is the arrangement :— The statues of Jeanie Deans, Dumbiedykes, Amy Robsart, and Leicester, by William Brodie, R.S.A.: Blora M’Ivor, Baron Bradwardine, Glee Maiden, and Hal o’ the Wynd, by John Hutchison, R.S.A.; Rebecca and Friar Tuck, by Clark Stanton, A.R.S.A.; Magnus Troil and Minna, or Brenda, by Mrs. D. O. Hill; Queen Mary and Halbert Glendinning, by D. W. Stevenson; and Diana Vernon and Bailie Nicol Jarvie, by Mr. G. A. Lawson. Thirty statues are required to complete the monument, which, at £60 each, including stone and fixing, amounts to £1,800. > The administration of the Louvre has just pur- chased the crayon portrait of Ingres ‘which was en- graved by Calamatta. Huilding Intelligence, CHURCHES AND CHAPELS, ArmLEy.—The foundation stone of the new church of 8. Bartholomew, Armley, was laid on Easter Monday. Messrs. Walker and Athron, of Leeds, are the architects. The building was illus- trated in the Bumpinc News, of September 8, 1871. The plan of the building is that of a Latin cross, consisting of a nave six bays in length, transepts, and sanctuary, with roofs of equal height, and a massive tower at the intersection. The sanctuary is apsidal, and the tower is surmounted by a saddle-back roof ; and both sanctuary and the space under the tower are intended to be vaulted. The church is to be built of local sandstone, and faced internally with limestone from the Ancaster quarries. The designis Early English. The principal dimen- sions are as follows :—Length of church 157ft. ; width across transepts, 65ft.; length of nave, 98ft. Gin. ; width of nave, 30ft. ; width of transepts and sanc- tuary, 27ft.; height to wall plate, 46ft. 6in.; do, to ridge of roof, 73ft.; do. to summit of tower, 153ft. The contractors are—Mr. Henry Brumby, mason; Mr. J. Hall Thorpe, joiner and carpenter; Mr. W. B. Myers, plumber; Messrs. Nelson & Sons, iron- founders; Mr, Ezra Walker, painter; Mr. Robert Branton, plasterer. Buxton.—On Monday afternoon last the me- morial stones were laid of a new Wesleyan Chapel for Buxton. The new building will be erected on a site close to the Palace Hotel, and will be built in the Early English Gothic style. Externally the walls will be faced with Furness Vale pitch-faced stone, and the dressings will all be executed in tooled Corbar stone. All the exposed roof timbers, the pews, and other framiag, will be of pitch pine, varnished. The building will consist of anave 71ft. 6in. by 44ft.; apse 55ft. by 20ft.; a vestry 16ft. by 14ft. ; and a minister’s vestry 14ft. by 12tt. At the south-west angle ot the building will be a tower 12ft. Gin. square, pierced with tracery headed two- light windows, boldly weathered in from the square to the octagon, from which will spring a spire 93ft. high from the ground line, and having an ornamental iron finial. The chapel will seat 600 persons, allow- ing 20in. for each. The architects are Messrs. Mellor and Sutton, of Southport, and the sole contractor is Mr. Philip Farrell, of Salford, Man-- chester. The estimated cost of the building is up- wards of £4,000. CanteRBURY.—The enlargement of S. George’s Church, Canterbury, having been completed, it was reopened on Easter Tuesday by the Bishop of Dover. A new aisle has been added on the north side, formed mainly of material brought from the dismantled Burgate Church, including the arcade of Early Eng- lish pillars: and in order to preserve the consistency and harmony of the interior, the iron columns which formerly stood between the old nave and the single aisle have been replaced by pillars of stone corres- ponding in style with those brought from Burgate. The chancel is raised slightly above the level of the nave. The organ is to be replaced by another. The gallery, too, which loomed over the western end of the interior, has been reduced in dimensions. Fartown.—The foundation stone of a new Me- thodist New Connection Chapel was laid at Far- town, Yorkshire, on Tuesday. When erected the new building is to furnish sittings for 450 people. Messrs. Nelson, of Leeds, are the architects, the style being Italian. It will have a gallery at one end and an organ and choir recess at the other, and two vestries, with other offices, will be provided. Messrs. W. Wood and Son, of Pudsey, and Mr. Edward Boys, of Pudsey, have entered into con- tracts to do the main portion of the work. Garrortu.—On Easter Monday the memorial stones of a Wesleyan Chapel were laid at Garforth. The new structure will be in the Italian style, from designs by Mr. W. J. Morley, of Bradford; the dimensions being 73ft. by 44ft. It will afford ac- commodation for about 600, and the estimated cost isabout £1,750. The workis to be done by local contractors. Hastrncpen.—On Good Friday, Mr. Robinson Hindle laid the corner stone of a new Baptist chapel and school in Haslingden. It is estimated that the new premises will cost abuut £5,600. The architect is Mr. George Woodhouse, Bolton. The chapel will be in the Italian style. The body of the building is to accommodate 400, and the galleries 430 persons. Hespurn.—The new Church of S. Cuthbert, Heb- burn, near Shields, has been commenced. The style adopted by the architect, Mr. F. Wilson, of Alnwick, is Early English, and the church, when completed, will comprise nave, transept, and chancel; but at present the transept will not be built. Accommoda- tion will be provided for 300 persons. The roof will be open-timbered. Hotiryeworta.—The memorial stone of a new Congregational Chapel and school, at Hollingworth, near Hadfield, was laid on Good Friday. The new edifice will be in the Gothic style, built of stone obtained from Millbrook quarry, and faced with Dunford-bridge parpoints. The chapel is to accommo- date about 500 people. The school will be under the chapel—the floor on a level with the ground—and will accommodate about 600 children, Mr. Henry Pinchbeck, of Norfolk-street, Manchester, is the architect. Kyieurssrince.—A_ fine eight-day clock has recently been erected in the tower of All Saints?’ Church, Knightsbridge. It is constructed to strike the hours upon a large bell, and to chime the four quarters, the time being shown upon four six-feet dials, three of which are copper, handsomely painted and gilt; and the other, of slate (which was put up when the church was built), has also been gilt. The clock has been manufactured by Messrs. Gillett & Bland, of Croydon. Lonestone.—The restoration of the beautiful old church at Longstone, Bakewell, a fine specimen of a village church, is about to be commenced, under the direction of Mr. R. Norman Shaw, of London. The church is of considerable antiquit*, and possesses a fine fifteenth century roof, similar in character to that at Youlgreave. If the plans of Mr. Norman Shaw are completely carried out, every good feature of the church will be preserved. Besides restoring: the roof, it is intended to put the walls and windows into repair, to warm the church, do away with the pew system, and to reseat the whole building with open sittings. The estimate for these and other works is £1,545, a great part of which sumhas al- ready been collected, Marspen.—On Friday last the new Wesleyan Chapel at Marsden was opened. The edifice has been erected from designs by Mr. R. Boyle, of Manchester, architect. The building is in stone, and the style is Italian. The chapel is 52ft. long and 42ft. wide. The school-room will hold 300 per- sons; the chapel will hold about 400 persons. The total cost was estimated at £1,500. Ruason.—On Friday, the 22nd ult., the parish church of Ruabon was reopened, after undergoing restoration, The church is a very ancient one, its early history being involved in obscurity. The ex- terior of the edifice presents no pretensions to archi- tectural beauty. The simplicity of the exterior would also be the characteristic of the interior were it not for the many and handsome monuments (several by Nollekins). The restoration has entirely altered the appearance of the interior. An entirely new roof has been put up, the massive stone pillars which supported the arches between the nave and side aisles haye been replaced by others of a lighter character, and the pews have given way to open sit~ tings. The unsightly gallery at the west has been taken down, but only to be replaced by a smaller one, which to some extent mars the good effect of the altera- tions. The whole of the works were carried out by Mr. William Williams, of Castle Bank, Bangor, under the superintendence of Mr. Ferrey, of London. S. Anprew’s, NorrincHam.—This church was consecrated on Monday, October 9, by the Bishop Suffragan of Nottingham. The style of the church is Early Gothic, in which the English and French feeling is blended, the chief aim being to avoid sacrificing solidity for the sake of ornament, and is arranged with central tower and spire of great dignity and richness upwards of 150ft. high, the top stone of which was fixed on the 27th March, by Mr. John Windley, and standing as it does, on the elevated site at the junction of Mansfield and Mapperley roads, it can be seen from any part, rising above all other buildings, an ornament to the town. The plan consists of chancel, nave, north and south transepts and aisles, vestry and organ chamber, and south-west porch. The length from east to west is 121ft., and width north to south, 55ft. Gin. ; inside, the height from floor to wall plate is 35ft. Gin., and from wall plate to ridge 23ft. 8in. The church is lighted by an east window, side chancel, transept, clerestory, and aisle windows, and with a fine rose window at west end, with a triplet window under. The walls are built of Bullwell stone (rock faced) with bands and arches of blue Crosswell stone and Ancaster stone dressings. The piers of arcade are of white Mansfield stone, and the smaller columns, under roof trusses and elsewhere, of red Mansfield stone. Theroofs are open timber, stained and varnished, except the chancel, which is divided into panels by moulded ribs and plastered. The trusses to naye roof haye arched ribs with sunk