BRICK VERSUS CEMENT AVORK. 931 



wliose desipjn does not exhibit the lonst attempt at copying brick, 

 stone, or tini])er construction. The old houses in Westgate, 

 Wakefield, now shown, ai'e of l)rickwork, with timbered and 

 stuccoed gables. These gables, although not the best of their 

 kind, do not imitate brick construction, although they are not free 

 from other defects. 



No. 4. Porch of Star of tlie Sea Church, Emu Bay. — This 

 church has been recently ei-ectod from my designs, and the jiorch 

 now illustrated is a typical exam|)le of the style of construction 

 employed throughout. The whole of the design is carried out in 

 brickwork, except the cross at apex of gal)le, which is worked in 

 stone. All the Avater tablings of buttresses, coj)ings, &c. are 

 bricks set in cement, the cement being mixed with cruslied bricks 

 so as to avoid objectionable colour of cement mortar lines. The 

 kiln-face of bricks is in all cases exposed to view, the cut and 

 surface being towards the interior of wall. 



Nos. 5, 6, and 7. — These are sheets of working drawings for 

 proposed church of the Holy Trinity at Cressy, Tasmania. 



No. 8. — This is a sheet of working details for proposed new 

 church at Ulverstone, Tasmania. The walls are to be Itrick 

 throughout, with decorative work in ])nrpose-made bricks or teri'a 

 cotta. The style of construction will be similar to that employed 

 at Star of the Sea Church, Emu Bav. 



8.— BRICK FROIilTS TO BUILDINGS VERSUS 

 CEMENT, AND VICE VERSA. 



By W. W. ELDRIDGE, Govrrnminit Architrct of Taxmanhi. 



You all, 110 doubt, have heard in your everyday life while 

 walking- the streets of ditierent towns, cities, and country 

 places, expressions of opinion upon various buildings, and 

 especially in comparing- the merits or otherwise of the 

 appearance of one building- with another. Now, I have heard 

 many times of buildings covered with Portland cement compo 

 condemned as shoddy, and I have also heard said " How^ fear- 

 fully ugly that building of brick is ! " On the other hand, 1 have 

 heard both classes of buildings praised. But the first ojiinions 

 are often given, I think, Avithouta proper knoAvledge of the 

 subject, or even without being- able to give a cause or just 

 cause of the ugliness of such buildings. Of course such 

 expressions are generally used by laymen, but certainly at 

 times by professional men, Avliich surprises me, as such 

 opinions must be expressed ffpui Avaiit of thought or proper 



