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pared with that of Germany, those glazed bricks stand exposure to 

 the weather, and I believ^e that they would also stand our more 

 vigorous winters, since thej^ are likewise used quite extensivel}^ in 

 America, where the winters are even more severe than with us. On 

 the interior brij^hter, light-colored olaz(^d bricks are used, but for 

 economical reasons they do not extend the entire height of the 

 rooms and corridors, the u})per portion being unglazed. The tire- 

 places are made of Burmantoti's faience, supplied by the company 

 already mentioned. Colored glazed bricks are used in Manchester 

 and elsewhere in England to a considerable extent in monumental 

 structures; at all events, uuu^h more than with us. In many cases 

 exceedingly time effects are thus obtained, as in Manchester, for 

 example, with the light-green and light-yellow brick from the Pilking- 

 ton Company, in the building of the Tootal Broadhurst Lee Company 

 (Limited), 56 Oxford street, and in some of the large new bank build- 

 ings in the neighborhood of the town hall (National Provincial Bank 

 of England, Merchantile Bank of Lancashire, both in York street, the 

 latter furnished by the Malkin Company). I found these very attrac- 

 tive when of uniform color, and there are also some that are really 

 tasteful, in a simple manner ornamented with color. The technique of 

 glazed brick has certainly progressed well in England. It is well to 

 advise every architect who has a museum building to design to 

 examine into these things. 1 obtained two illustrated catalogues and 

 price lists from the following firms: The Malkin Tile AN^orks Com- 

 pany (Limited), Patent Encaustic Tile Manufacturers, in Burslem, 

 Staffordshire, 62 Market street, Manchester; and Pilkington's Tile 

 and Pottery Company (Limited), Clifton Junction, near Manchester, 

 37 Cross street, Manchester (these, in part, illustrated with some very 

 artistic prints from drawings by Walter Crane, M. Mucha, J. K. 

 Cooper, Lewis F. Day, John Chambers, C. F. A. Voysey, J. H. 

 Rudd, and others). Another large factory is that of Doulton & Co. 

 (Limited), Lam])eth, London. I believe these glazed bricks may be 

 very well utilized in the interior decoration of a museum. In collec- 

 tions, however, in which many objects nuist be hung on the walls, 

 wooden appliances are needed, which are easily made. In the tech- 

 nical school in Manchester very beautiful, not overdecorated colored 

 glass windows are also employed. 



Of most decided importance is the method of ventilation employed 

 in the new building of the technical school in Manchester. It is the 

 same as referred to in my report on Chicago, see p. 484, and which 

 rests upon the principle that oidy screened (washed and cleaned) 

 air, permeated with steam and heated ad Uhituin^ is brought into the 

 building (''plenum system"). This building is one of the few in 

 Europe (some others will be mentioned in the course of this report) that 

 has introduced this important method, the only proper and necessary 



