TO THE BUlLDIXa. S3 



In this judgment the Subcommittee have coincided; and 

 the Design which they now present to the General Com- 

 mittee, will be found to exhibit a Grecian Doric front of 

 about a hundred feet in length. 



Mr. Wilkins has observed, that there is very little correct 

 Greek Architecture in the kingdom, and that the correct is 

 not more expensive than that which is otherwise. In the 

 present instance, there is every security that the true pro- 

 portions of that noble Architecture will be preserved : there 

 is every security that the general effect will be fully obtained, 

 which depends upon the contour of mouldings, and the light 

 and shade arising from a strict attention to the mathematical 

 sections of the ancient Architects ; for those sections and 

 proportions have been studied and measured on classical 

 ground, both by the Designer of the Elevation, and by the 

 Architect * whom the Subcommittee have invited to super- 

 intend the execution of it. 



The Architectural front is of a height which will comprise 

 two stories. It is intended to be faced with stone, and is so 

 prolonged as to mask the rest of the Building, which, being 

 but one story high, and lighted by sky-lights, may be com- 

 pletely concealed, in a short time, by plantation ; a disposition 

 which, confining the expense of ornament to the front, may, 

 it is hoped, satisfy the public taste, without too great a 

 sacrifice of economical accommodation. 



Of the internal plan, which is founded upon one formerly 

 furnished by Mr. Sharp, and adopted with a few alterations 

 by Mr. Wilkins, it is only necessary to observe, that the 



R. H. Sharp, Eiq. of York. 

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