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present dealt with at a private siding close by, which was 

 utilized, also, during the course of erection. The area of 

 the site is i acre, and it is about midway between the two 

 villages which form the principal supply area. Cost, ^500. 

 Retort house. Dimensions : Length, 45 feet ; widih, 

 32 feet; height to eaves, 18 feet, and to apex, 29 feet. 

 One side and half of each gable is carried 8 feet below 

 the present floor level. Under the whole of the four walls 



Fig. 2. Retort House: End Elevation. 



is provided a concrete foundation, 2 feet wide, and 12 inches 

 thick, upon which is built two courses of footings, each 

 1 8 inches wide, and walls 14 inches thick. The walls are 

 formed of good quality red bricks. In the four walls, 

 twelve openings are left, 4 feet by 2 feet, with arch of two 

 courses, three upper ones on each side, four lower ones on 

 one side, to facilitate unloading of coal waggons in future, 

 and one in each gable. In addition, there is an opening at 



