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THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECTS JOURNAL. 



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The two st;iircases are of stone, and all the corridors have stone floors. 

 and enclosed within brick walls, which is a great security against the 

 extension of fire in any part of the building. 



In the interior the architect has displayed considerable ingenuity in 

 ])roviding for what is so very essential to a building possessing so 

 many inmates, that is, warmth and ventilation, the means of effecting 

 which we shall next proceed to describe. 



The ventilation is provided for in the following manner: — on each 

 side of the principal staircase, on the basement story, is a furnace 

 with an iron pipe or flue 12 inches diameter, fixed in the centre of a 

 vertical brick chamber, rising through the several stories and roof, 

 where it is terminated by a cowl. These vertical chambers commu- 

 nicate on each story with horizontal chambers, formed between the 

 ceiling and floor of the corridors, as \ve shall presently describe. Each 

 room is or can be furnished witli a ventilator near the ceiling, opening 

 into the horizontal chamber just described; when the fire is lighted in 

 the furnaces, it heats the iron pipe or flue, and rarifies the circum- 

 jacent air within the vertical chambers, and causes the air to rise and 

 pass oft', through the cowl at top, with considerable rapidity. To 

 supply the partial vacuum which would be created by the escape of 

 the rarified air, the air within the rooms flows through the ventilators, 

 and passes by the horizontal to the vertical chambers, thereby keeping 

 up a constant circulation. 



The horizontal chambers are thus made, over the corridors on each 

 story, an inch rubbed slate slab set with a close joint forms the ceiling, 

 and a 4 inch Portland stone landing forms the floor of the corridors 

 above, leaving a vacancy fur the chamber of 18 inches in height, 

 between the slate slab and stone landing. 



The warming of the building is efiected by the patent hot water 

 apparatus of Mr. H. C. Price, of Bristol, erected under the superin- 



tendance of Mr. Manby, a drawing and description of which is given 

 in the first volume of the Journal, p. 237, the apparatus for the present 

 building is erected on the basement story, on the north side of the 

 principal staircase, the hot air chamber or vault is immediately be- 

 hind, the top of which is nearly on a level with the ground floor, as 

 shown in the annexed plan ; a supply of cold air flows through a 

 trunk, the mouth of which is furnished with gauze wire to filter the 

 air, into the vault where it passes upwards between the vertical iron 

 chambers filled with hot water and becomes heated, the warm air then 

 escapes through apertures in the top of the va\dt, and is distributed 

 throughout the principal staircase and corridors. Before we have 

 done with the apparatus for warmth and ventilation, we must not omit 

 to notice, that the corridors and water closets are lighted with gas, 

 and the light enclosed in glazed lanthorns, furnished with tubes lead- 

 ing from the top to the external part of the building, thus preventing 

 the possibility of any heat or effluvia escaping within the building. 



On the basement story, a well has been sunk to the depth of 150 

 feet, and afterwards bored lOU feet more down to the chalk stratum, 

 for supplying the premises with pure spring water, which is lifted to 

 the top of the building by means of a steam engine of 3 horse power, 

 which is also employed for raising coals, furniture, &c., up the well- 

 hole of the back staircase. 



Every alcove, or recess for the bed, is furnished Vfith hot and cold 

 water, and pipes trapped and communicating with the drains for a 

 water-closet, if the tenant should wish to have one. 



From this brief description, it will be seen, that the architect has not 

 forgotten the essential comforts of the numerous occupants of these 

 extensive premises, and that no exertion has been omitted to insure 

 for this valuable association, the support of the subscribers to the club 

 houses in the vicinity. 



GROUND PLAN. 



REFERENCE. 



a. open area ; b. water closet ; c. dining room ; d. gas burner and cases for pipes ; e, ventilators ; /, corridors ; g. entrance for cold air to warm water 

 apparatus ; h, lead flat part of which is removed to show the apparatus i : k, ventilating chamber ; /, grand staircase, the arrows show the current of warm 

 air passing through the horizontal chamljer, and distributed into the staircase ; m, cutiee and readiug room ; n, entrance hall ; o, alcoves or bed recesses ; 

 p. house maids closet. 



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