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the tower. Over this an octagonal moulding; over this a zigzag or panel- 

 led i-noiilding, of such dimensions, pattern, and workmanship as architect 

 shall direct, well sunk; over this zigzag or panelled moulding, an octa- 

 gonal moulding — then a vertical band; over this band a | circle; and 

 over this a cove, with an octagonal or splayed top for the cornice or coping. 



All the above mouldings to run all round the four sides of the tower, and 

 to be of such dimensions, workmanship, and design, as architect shail 

 direct. The upper bed of the upper stone or coping will be at least 30 

 inches, with a groove sunk one inch all round, to secure the roofing mate- ' 

 rial, to prevent all leakage. 



Finisli of larger front, toiofv ohove the third tier of rcindoios. — Four 

 circular windows for clock faces, one on each side of the tower, of a 

 diameter not exceeding nine feet, will be placed over each set of double 

 windovv^s. The jambs will be of tlie section shown on plan A, No. 14, 

 and in the mouldings the numbers of the hours will be cut. The win- 

 dows will be filled with handsome Norman tracery of pillars, and semi- 

 circular arches of such dimensions, &c., as architect shall direct. 



Splayed corners. — Above these circular windows the tower changes 

 the form of its ground plan from that of a square to that of an octagon, 

 by means of four splayed corners, (per plans;) these corners will be of 

 coursed cut stone, well cut on the beds, builds and faces, 12 inches high 

 in each course, and having a drip mou'd cut on the under side of each 

 stone to prevent the water from getting into the joints. 



An octagonal moulding will be carried all around the base of the octa- 

 gon at the point where the splay ceases. This moulding will be fine cut, 

 and not less than 12 nor more than 16 inches in height. 



Piinutcles. — An octagonal moulding of similar dimensions to the one 

 above will be carried all around the top of the 16 buttresses of the princi- 

 pal tower; and on each of the buttresses an octagonal or cross-shaped pin- 

 nacle, having a plinth, pillars with caps, bases, and arches, and mould- 

 ings. Arched panels, corbels, and mouldings of such dimensions, design, 

 and workmanship, as the architect shall direct. The pinnacles will be 

 each capped by a single stone, having the form of an octagonal pyramid, of 

 such dimensions as architect shall direct, surmounted by. a handsome 

 finial. All the above work to be cut in the best manner. 



A sill course of octagonal form will be carried around the whole tower, 

 under the sills of the fourth tier of windows, of such dimensions as ar- 

 chitect shall direct. Sills of the windows of the octagonal section will be 

 15 inches in height, and of such depth as may be directed by architect. 



All the windows of the octagonal section will have jambs of such sec- 

 tion as architect shall direct, and detached columns not more than 12 

 inches lesser diameter, of oval form, will divide the windows into two 

 bays. 



The columns of the jambs and the central columns, or muUion, will have 

 plinths and bases of good design, and ornamented Norman caps, of such 

 dimensions and pattern as may be approved by architect. The splay of 

 the jambs will be continued around the arches; the tracery of the wnidow 

 heads will be sunk through single stones of not less than nine mches m 

 thickness; the arris of the arches will be splayed, and the quatresfoil over 

 them will also be sunk through, and the whole will be fine cut, per dn-ec- 

 tions of architect. 

 . All the corners of the octagonal section of the tower will leave an arris 



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