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 Te if Jan. 5, 1872. Salomons, of Manchester. On Sunday, the 10th ult., by the votes of the free members of the congregation, the designs were reduced to two for further consider- ation; and at the meeting held on Sunday, the 24th ult., Messrs. Audsley’s design was selected by a large majority te be carried out, and to Mr. Collins was awarded the second premium. The style adopted by Messrs. Audsleyis Saracenic, freely and boldly treated. The building is to be executed in brick and stone. The western front is in five graduated dimensions. separated by octagonal and square turrets, termina- ting in domed canopies. A large doorway in the eentral division gives admission to a commodious vestibule, extending the whole width of the building, and flanked with the staircases to the ladies’ galleries. The interior is spacious and lofty, and is divided into nave and aisles by columns and arches. ‘The nave is covered with a vaulted ceiling, and the aisles by sloping panelled ceilings. The interior will be amply lighted by two orders of windows in the side walls and a clerestory over the arches of the nave. At the east end of the building is placed the Ark, and behind it the choristers’ gallery. The building is to be erected in Princes’-road, near the Church of S. Margaret, and adjoining a house now in course of erection by the same architects. —— ARCH ZZOLOGICAL. Socrery or BrsiicaL ArcizoLocy.—At a meet- ing of this society, held on Tuesday, the President read a paper “On the Cypriote Inscription on the Bronze Tablet of Idalium” (Daly). Having referred to the felicitous discovery by Messrs. Lang & Smith of the Cypriote alphabet, as announced to the society at its last meeting, he entered into the consideration of the Cypriote portion of the bilinguel inscription of Dali and the Hellenic element of the Cypriote language. He then proceeded to give some account of the Cypriote inscription of the bronze Tablet of Dali, which records the dedication of the temple of Idalium by the monarchy Pythagorus and Indostes, and the sums apportioned to the stoa or portico. It also referred to certain writings in connection with a temple of Isis. The date of the inscription ap- peared to be about A.D. 256. Examples were given of the Hellenic structure of the language, and the identification of many Cypriote with Greek words. Pre-Hisrorrc REMAINS IN CUMBERLAND.—At the last meeting of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, Mr. R. D. Darbishie gave an account of a remarkable discovery of pre-historic relics in EKhenside or Gibb Tarn, near Braystones Station, near S. Bees, Cumberland. In the western extremity of Cumberland the river Ehen runs down from Ennerdale lake, past Cleator to Egremont, and thence southerly almost parallel to the sea coast, through which it breaks near Sellafield, along with the river Calder. For the last three miles of its course the Ehen has cut a considerable valley, with precipitous sides, through a mass of marine deposits of clay, gravel, and sand, and in process of time has levelled the bottom for a width of a quart:r to half a mile, through which it now meanders. ‘This level tratt, in its lower part nearest to the sea, is called the Bogholes. A similar valley bottom lies in the remarkable depression which cuts off the headlands of S. Bees from the higher land towards the east, running from Whitehaven southwards, past S. Bees to the sea shore, where its water course, called Pow Beck, debouches. Each of these tracts, when excavated, shows many prostrate stems of fair-sized oak trees. Bog oak is to be found in great abund- ance below the sands at the mouth of Pow Beck and throughout the Bogholes. Mr. Darbishire described and showed a cast of a polished celt of greenstone found in a drain in this latter tract, and now belong- ing to Dr. Clark, of Beckermet. Between the Ehen river and the sea the marine deposits form an elevated promontory, generally pretty level, at a height of from 50ft. to 70ft. above the sea, known as Lowside Quarter. Above this table land are numerous isolated hillocks, rising somewhat above 100ft. in height above the sea, and many small de- pressions now appearing as small tarns oras peat bogs or mosses. One of the largest of these tarns was known as Ehenside tarn, (on the Ordnance map, called Gibb tarn)—an oval basin some four or five acres in extent, sheltered north-west and south by hills. In 1869 Mr. John Quayle, an enterprising farmer at Ehenside, determined to drain the tarn and make land. He dug adrain 15ft. deep from the easterly end and thence to the river, and as the water went cut deep drains round and across the bottom of the lake. The lake bottom consisted apparently of peat moss, with many trunks of treesembedded. In 1870 the Rey. S. Pinhorn found in the heaps thrown up by the drainers stone celts and certain wooden objects, showing handiwork. Mr. Pinhorn laid by seme of these, and they have since been presented by THE BUILDING NEWS. 21 lection attached to the British Museum. The Rey. J. W. Kenworthy having visited the spot was struck with the locality and the objects discovered, and made an interesting communication on the subject toa local paper, in which he suggested that the dis- covery had been made of a real lake dwelling. Mr. Kenworthy mentioned the subject to Mr. Franks, of the British Museum, who proposed to prosecute the discovery in detail. Owing to the death of Mr. Pin- horn—his only means of connection with the district —his purpose was laid by until last summer, when an exploration was conducted on the spot. By this time the lake bottom was exposed and superficially dry. Mr. Quayle’s drains had done good work, and the material, from having been so soft that a dog could not have run across it, was row solid enough to walk over. The new research added considerably to the list of objects, most of which will soon find places in the Museum. Mr. Quayle had preserved several very interesting specimens, all of which he has been so good as to hand over for a similar de- posit. The find is a remarkable one, and appears to be, so far, unique in England, affording apparently a characteristic instance of the forest moss pits. A watchful observation had failed, so far, to detect any traces of piles or platforms such as indicate what are known as lake dwellings. Mr. Darbishire then exhibited and described a series of celts, more or less highly finished, certain very interesting speci- mens of wooden hafts for celts, clubs, and paddles, a quern, and several remarkable grinding stones of different forms, and fragments of rude earthenware, found by Mr. Pinhorn, Mr. Quayle, and himself. —— oo Huilding Intelligence, ie eee CHURCHES AND CHAPELS, Brisrou.—S. Clement’s Church, Bristol, has been reopened, after extensive repairs and alterations. The south wall, having been in a dangerous state, was pulled down, and an areading, similar to that on the north, added, together with a south aisle. The tower has been raised 30ft., and as funds are forth- coming it will be carried up as high as 90ft. Mr. Lloyd is the architect, and Mr. King, of Clifton, the builder. Cnester.—On Monday, the 18th ult., the Church of All-Saints, Hoole, Chester, was consecrated by the lord bishop of the diocese. The foundation-stone of this church was laid on May 2, 1866, by Earl Gros- venor, the present Marquis of Westminster. The church, which is a neat structure, is built in the Transitional style of Gothic, by Mr. Hughes, of Aldford, from designs by Mr. 8. W. Dankes, of Westminster. The spire and a peal of six bells were the gift of Mrs. Hamilton. The cost of the building was about £6,000. CoLtyimuRst.—A church, to be dedicated to St. James, with parsonage and schools, are now in course of erection in Teignmouth-street, Collyhurst, Manchester. Mr. John Lowe, of Manchester, is the architect, and Messrs. Ellis & Hinchliffe are the contractors. Iste or Man.—The foundation-stone of a new parish church at Braddan, Isle of Man, was laid on Tuesday week. It is in the Gothic style, from draw- i furnished by Mr. J. S. Pearson, of Harley- street, London, and accommodation will be provided to the extent of 300 sittings for strangers, besides ample room for the parishioners. The execution of the work has been entrusted to Messrs. Wall & Hook, of Brimscombe, near Stroud, Gloucestershire. The cost of the church will be upwards of £4,000. Oxipinam.—St. Andrew’s Church, Middleton-road, Werneth, Oldham, the foundations of which have been standing for some time, is now in course of completion. The work is being executed by local tradesmen, under the supervision of the architect, Mr. John Lowe. of Manchester. RipGrweiy.—On Saturday last the parish church of Ridgewell, on the borders of Suffolk and Issex, was re-opened, after “restoration.” We read in the Bury Post that the plans and specifications were prepared by Mr. Runnacles, builder and surveyor, of Halstead, ‘it not being thought necessary to employ an architect.” Messrs. Mason & Green, masons, of Haverhill, were the chief contractors, the plumb- ing and glazing (including a new roof) being done by Messrs. Harley & Sons, of Clare. The total cost has been about £1,000, including £300 spent on the restoration of the chancel by the lay Rectors, the Master and Fellows of 5. Catherine’s College, Cambridge. typr.—On Tuesday the new parish church of Ryde, which we illustrated June 4, 1869, and which eee EE _—_—_—l—l—al———_—_—— his widow to and now form part of the Christy col- | has been built by Mr. Geo. Gilbert Scott. R.A., was consecrated by the Bishop of Winchester. The structure, however, is not yet completed. The tower and spire are not commenced, and the ornamental details of the exterior are not fully carried out. The north porch, too, is not at present begun. The interior carving of the church has been very beauti- fully executed by Messrs. Farmer & Brindley. The capitals of the arcades are deeply cut in foliage, natural leaves alternating with conventional through the series. The pulpit is of variezated alabaster, and is based upon a cluster of fluted columns of polished Derbyshire marble. It is octagonal, two of its sides being open to form an entrance; the other six are deeply sunk in panels, into each of which Mr. Scott has introduced subjects sculptured in white alabaster, each panel comprising two representative figures of Old and New Testament or pre-Nicwan saints and martyrs. Thus there are combined Isaiah and Jere- miah as prophets; 8. John the Baptist aud S. Barnabas as preachers; 8. Peter and 8. Paul as apostles; S. Stephen, S. Alban, 8. Agnes, and S. Catherine as martyrs; the sixth pair being the Blessed Virgin and $8. Mary Magdalene. This work has been executed by Messrs. Twigg, of Ashford, Derbyshire, and the panels are by Farmer & Brindley. SerrrivGron.—The wall at the east end of this church has been painted in encaustic, from de- signs by Mr. J. W. Knowles, of York. The space above the altar, and extending across the chancel, has in the centre of it a Greek cross, between the arms of which are emblems of the Evangelists, and on each side of the cross, and at the extreme ends of the wall, are rich borders in colours and gold, the spaces between having the decalogue illuminated upon them. The dado underneath this design is of deep red, diapered with a patterns of a pale shade of the same colours, black and gold, and the cornice which surmounts it, and is of stone, has been painted and picked out in gold and colours. The ornamenta- tion of this work has been carried out in strict ac- cordance with the changel (which has been but lately restored in the Early English style). SnarGatre.—The parish church of Snargate, Kent, was re-opened, after repair and restoration, on the afternoon of Christmas-day. The dimensions of the building are opened up, the spacious nave and aisles are laid out with appropriate sittings, still leaving an open space to the west, from the front to the tower arch. The architect was Mr. C. T. Whitley, of Dover. The work of the chancel was executed by Mr. Ames, of Brenzette, and that of the body of the church by Messrs. Adcock & Rees, of Dover. Tunpripce Wetis.—The chancel of S. James’s Church, Tunbridge Wells, has just been decorated by Mr. Samuel Fry. On a red ground are painted the sacred monograms, so as to form a diaper over the walls, and between the windows are scrolls, on which are written parts of Psalm xxii. and Isaiah liii., suitable to the subjects pourtrayed in the windows. The roof, which is painted a dark plum colour, is relieved with outline drawing of yellow ochre, The central subject is our Lord in Majesty. BUILDINGS, Dorxinc.—The foundation-stone of a new Work- men’s Institute was laid at Dorking on New Year's Day by Mr. Thomas Hughes, M.P. The structure will comprise reading and lecture-rooms, a large gymnasium, and other apartments and offices, the cost being between £1,500 and £2,000. .Mr. Dibble, of Dorking, is the architect, and Mr. Hamblin, the builder. Hicu Cross Grancr, Lurrerwortu.—A wing has been added to this house, of local brick with bands of blue brick, with tile roofs and metal girouette. It comprises also a new glazed timber porch on a base of brick and Bath stone, a drawing- room 20ft. by 16ft., with bay window 10it. by 3ft., and additional bed-rooms. The windows are glazed with lead lights in patterns, and those in drawing-room have stained glass of an appropriate character above the transoms. The whole of the work has been done by Mr. Walker, builder, of Stony Stratford, for something under £300, from the designs and under the snpervision of Mr. E. Swinfen Harris, architect, of London and Stony Stratford. Newarx.—A_ contract has been entered into with Mr. William Duke, builder, for the erection of the proposed drill-hall and premises in Appleton- gate and Magnus-street. The building will include a drill-hall, orderly and reading-rooms, staff-sar- geant’s residence, &c. The hall will be fitted up with orchestra and retiring rooms, so as to adapt it for concerts and other entertainments. The cost will be about £1,500, The drawings have been prepared by Messrs. Evans & Jolly, of Nottingham.