REPORTS OP THE BUILDING COMMITTEE. 639 



North front poreh. — Will consist of three arched openings of the dimensions 

 shown on plans, in courses not exceeding 15 nor less than 12 inches rise. The jambs 

 will each contain four rebates, filled each with a § column on the exterior face, and 

 one rebate, filled in like manner, on the interior face. [See plan A, drawings No. 1.] 

 All the columns will have handsome moulded Norman plinths and bases and foliage 

 caps. The arches of each side will contain a similar number of mouldings to the 

 jambs, and each arch will be ornamented with a zigzag, battlement, and cable, or 

 other ornamented mouldings. 



The buttresses will be cut of similar courses to the doors, and bush-hammered on 

 the face, with moulded caps and a double water table. Between the buttresses on all 

 three sides a corbel course handsomely cut, and eight to twelve inches projection of 

 semicircular arches, resting on foliage brackets, will be carried; and over the corbel 

 course a label mould supporting the battlement. The battlement will be well cut to 

 the section shown in No. 2, plan A. All the face work of the porch will be cut both 

 inside and outside. 



Front door. — Between the central front towers and under the porch a door, of the 

 dimensions shown on the plans, will be placed. The jambs will consist of three 

 rebates with f columns, bases and caps, cut as above, and the arch will contain three 

 mouldings, one of which will be ornamented with a zigzag or cable mould. 



Sills and steps. — The sill of the door will be made in three heights of eight inches 

 each, to form steps to rise from the ground to the first floor. 



The window and niches over front door will have jambs of a single rebate, with 

 a | column, with moulded plinths, bases and foliage caps. In the arches the columns 

 will be replaced by an octagon, and an octagonal label mould resting on four corbels 

 will be carried over the heads of the three openings, for section of windows. (See 

 plan A, No. 3.) Sills will be 10 inches in height. 



Circular window will be of the diameter shown on plan. The section of the jamb 

 will be as shown on plan A,, No. 4, and the tracery will be per plans and direction of 

 architect, the mullions not being less than six inches diameter, with moulded caps, 

 plinths and bases, and the arches being splayed on both sides, and handsomely foiled ; 

 the foil in centre to be sunk through. 



The moulding under the circular window will be a hook label, of size shown on 

 plans. 



If so directed, the circular window shall have tracery similar to the one in the west 

 end of the centre building. 



Under the interlaced arches of the battlement, another label mould, eight to twelve 

 inches high, will run. The interlaced arches will be 18 inches higher than shown in 

 plan, and will be sunk through. The pillars will be octagonal, with plain plinths, 

 bases and caps, supporting the arches, and over the arches a neat hook label of proper 

 size will be run. Niches or windows in pediment. Three niches, (or if so directed, 

 windows,) with a splay and column jamb and arch, (plan A, No. 5,) will be cut for 

 the pediment. Their sills seven inches high. 



A corbel course will be carried up the pediment, of semicircular corbels, resting 

 on neat brackets, and projecting eight inches from face of wall. The cornice or 

 coping will be 12 inches by 28 inches, cut to the form of three sides of an octagon, 

 and on the apex of the gable a handsome finial will be cut the size shown on plan, 

 and of approved design. 



Two base courses or water tables will be carried around the whole building, with 

 the exception of the east wing. They will be cut to the dimensions and section 

 directed by the architect. 



Central front towers. — On all the corners of all the buttresses, which will be of 

 rubble masonry, an arras two inches wide each way will be cut, so as to enable the 

 stones to be set perfectly vertical, plumb, true, and even. 



Buttress caps. — All the buttress caps to be of cut stone, handsomely moulded and 

 finely cut, per directions of architect. 



The first row of corbels under zigzag mould will be of good design, eight on each 

 side of each tower, well moulded and cut with foliage and beads. 



An enriched lozenge or zigzag mould will be cut of dimensions shown on plans, 

 sunk six inches between the panels, and of such pattern as the architect shall direct, 

 and cut in the best manner. 



Sills of first tier of windows, and niches, and sill course. — Over the zigzag an 

 octasronal sill course six inches high will be carried. Sills of windows will be 10 



