1840.J 



THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECTS JOURNAL. 



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Tlir Temple Cliiircli. — This ancient and beautiful edifice is closed, in order to 

 its being thnroiiglily clecmscd, repaired, and restored, lextcrnally and inter- 

 nriljy. AV^e understand that the bencliers of the t\\'o Temples have determined 

 that no etf^irts or exi)cnse shall be spared in tliis work of renovation. The 

 richly ornamented Norman entrance, which is unfortunately so hidden by 

 the adjacent buildings, is tu be restored to its original perfection. The organ, 

 one of the finest in ].,ondon. is to undergo a complete examination and repair. 

 Some changes more in keeping with the general style of the architecture are 

 contemplated in the interior of the building ; and the interesting monuments, 

 and other decorations and anti.juilies, of this venerable pile, are to re-appear 

 in a state more worthy of the characters and events they are intended to 

 perpetuate, and more likely to command the attention and admiration of the 

 spectator. 



Connvnll.— On Thursday. ''8th May last, Christ-church Chajjel of Ease, at 

 Lanner, in the parish of Gwennap, was 0j)ened. It is from designs by Mr. 

 Wightwick, of Plymouth, in the Anglo-Italian style, neatly finished with 

 grr.nite dressings, having the timbers of the roof-trusses open to view, the 

 under side of the rafters lieing ceiled, a plan consistent uith economy, and 

 affording ample breathing room for the 400 free sitters who occupy it. It 

 lias been built by subscription, aided by grants from the Diocesan Board and 

 the Incorporateil Society of fjondon. — The foundation stone of another chapel, 

 also from designs by Mr. ^^'ightH'ick, was laid on Whit-^Ionday last, at 

 Portreath, in the parish oflllogan, in the county of Cornwall. This chapel 

 is of about the same capacity as the one at Lanner, but in the lancet pointed 

 style ; and like the former, is to be entirely occupied with free sittings. — Mr. 

 Wightwick is also engaged in preparing plans for a free chapel in the Anglo- 

 Norman style at Flushing, near Falmouth ; and he is superintending the 

 conversion of a building. Ibrmerly used as a Unitarian Meeting House, into 

 an Episcopal Chapel, at Falmouth. 



Sussex. — The new church in the parish of Lower Beeding, was consecrated 

 on Tuesday, June 2. — The building of the new Chapel of Ease in Horsham is 

 making satisfactory progress, the work being executed in a manner highly 

 creditable to the builder. Mr. Darby. — In the quarry which is worked for the 

 building stone of this chapel, several fossil bones, in good preservation, have 

 lately been discovered. They are supposed to be portions of the Iguanodon. 

 Thi' best specimens have been added to the excellent local collection oi' Mr. 

 G. B. Holmes. 



Lineohishire. — An addition fo Tborney Abbey is now being made, the first 

 stone of which was laid June 24, 18.39, in tlie Norman style of architecture, 

 consisting ot a transept across the east end of the present part, ivhieh makes 

 the Alibey in the form of a T ; it is designed by Edivard Blore, Esq., archi- 

 tect. The addition is (iSfeet by 30 feel fi inches, and will have a very hand- 

 some painted window, a copy from the one in Becket's crown in Canterbury 

 Cathedral, which was put up in the old part, but was removed in a few 

 months for the present work. The pulpit, reading, and eb rk"s desks will be 

 at the altar, forming a very handsome screen, altogether executed in wainscot, 

 and the old part painted in imitation of that wood ; the littings are in the 

 Gothic style. 



PUBIiIC BUILDINGS, &c. 



TRAFALGAR SQUARE. 



IIf.tcb.n to an order of the Hon. the House of Commons, dated .June 10, 1840' 

 for a return of the arrangements entered into between the Commissioners 

 of Woods and Forests and the Committee for erecting the Nelson Monu- 

 ment in Trafalgar-square; and also a Statement of the Plan approved and 

 sanctioned by the C'ommissioners of M'oods and Forests for laying out the 

 vacant .Space in front of the National Gallery, and whether it will be all 

 or in part open to the Public. Ordered by the House of Commons to be 

 nrinti'd, June 1."), 1840. 



The Lords Commissioners of Her M.ijesty's Treasury having approved of 

 the designs submitted to them for the Nelson Monument, and of the appro- 

 priation of a portion of Trafalgir-s(|uare as a site lor the same, the Commis- 

 sioners of ^^''oods. ^e.. were authorised by Treasur}' letter, bearing date the 

 27lh of January, 1840, to deliver over such site to the committee. The whole 

 of the arrangements bet« een the Commissioners of "Woods and the comiiiiltee 

 for the erection of the monument up to the present time have been limited tu 

 the delivery of the site. 



The plans submitted to the Commissioners of Woods, &c., in 1837, by the 

 late Mr. M'ilkins, contemplated an architectural appropriation of the square 

 in accordance with, and intended to increase the effect of. the National Gal- 

 lery. The Commissioners of Woods have adhered to the principle of the plan 

 suggested to them by Mr. Wilkins ; but, in consequence of his death, and 

 the subsequent selection of the present design for the Nelson Monument, the 

 Chief Commissioner of Woods, &c., has committed the laying out of the 

 square to Mr. Barry. 



According to the plan which lie has suggested (and which, as regards the 

 excavation of the ground originally proposed by Mr. Wilkins, is now in pro- 

 gress), the whole of the space in front of the National Gallery, with the ex- 

 ception of the roadways forming its respective boundaries, will be low ered 

 from south to north to the level of the footway leading from Cockspur-street 

 to liie Strand. The roadway in front of the National Gallery, and conse- 

 quently the whole of that building, will, by this arrangement, stand upon a 

 terrace from eight to ten feet in elevation. The access to the s(|uare from 

 this roadway will be by a terrace-landing and flight of steps opposite to, and 

 of the width of, the portico of the building. The steps and the sustaining 

 walls, by which it is intended, upon three sides, to enclose the square, will he 

 of granite i the posts with which it is intended to surround the square are 

 also to be of granite, and connected with a bar of iron, as a protection to the 

 respective roadways. The square will be accessible on the north by the steps 



already mentioned, and on the south by openings to be left between the 

 posts in front of the Nelson Monument. The whole of the area of the square 

 not occupied by that monument is to be either flagged with stone or laid 

 down with asphalte. and will be open to and traversable by the public at all 

 hours of the day. 



The whole area to be excavated and appropriated as a place or square will 

 be in extent, from north to south, 2.50 feet, and from east to west, 340 feet. 

 The site of the column will occupy a space immediately connected with the 

 footway leading from Cockspur-street to the Strand of 82 feet square. 



DuNr^NNoN f Commissioners of Her Majesty's 

 Charles Go'p.f.,! ^Voods, Forests Land Revenues, Works 

 l and Buildings. 



N.B. The ground removed from Trafalgar-square is applied in levelling and 

 improving the surface of the Green Park. 



Office of Woods, &,c., June 12, 1840. 



[We highly approve of this arrangement, and have no doubt the effect of 

 giving he ght to the National Gallery in the manner proposed, will greatly 

 improve that building. — Ed. C. E. and A. Journal.] 



Iiorhd(ih\ Lnnrashire. — A bank and manager's residence, in connection with 

 the Liverpool and Manchester District Banking Company, is in course of 

 erection, from the designs, and under the superintendance of Mr. Harrison,, 

 architect, of this town. The building comprises a bank and board-room, 

 strong room, and a private residence. It will present a neat fafade to Bai llie- 

 street, the lower part being of rusticated masonry, and the whole crowned bv 

 a Grecian dentil cornice and blocking course. The contracts are under 1,400/. 



Tlie Kational Promnciul B(wlc nf En gland. — This establishment which with 

 its numerous provincial branches, has been in active operation for seven or 

 eight years, has lately taken possession of its new and extensive town pre- 

 mises in Bishop.sgate-street. better known as Salvador House, the residence of 

 tl:e late William Mellish. Esq., at whose death the property was sold and 

 purchased by the Company. To render the place suitable for its inteniied uses, 

 the old houses in front abutting upon the street, and the stables intervening 

 between them, and the mansion jiave all been taken down, and in their place 

 the present alterations have been made, under the direction of John Burges 

 Watson, Esq., architect. The entrance consists of a carriage and two loot 

 gates, situated between two Greek Doric lodges, that on the south side for a 

 porter, the opposite one, with the new ranges of ofllces behind, each being 

 about 100 feet in depth, are for the occupation of other officers of the estab- 

 lishment ; between the further termination of these and the mansion, (now 

 called the Bank House in contradistinction to the front offices), is sufficient 

 space for carriages to take up and set down. The bank-house is approached 

 by a spacious porch and lobby, and leads to au entrance-hall, which retains 

 lis original ceiling with decorated compartments, being in character with tlie 

 older parts of the house. It is paved throughout with black and white mar- 

 ble ; in the right of the entrance, is the public banking room, of large dimen- 

 sions, and w hich lias been procured by throwing two rooms into one, this 

 affords accommodation for about 40 clerks in addition o the usual counter 

 for cashiers, &c., ;.nd enclosures for other functionaries ; the whole has been 

 finished in the most complete manner. The walls are jointed and coloured 

 to imitate stone, having mahogany fittings, scagliola pilasters, and a richly 

 decorated cornice ; on tlie left of the hall are waiting rooms, and on the same 

 floor the accomptants' room, inspectors' room, and two strong moms. The 

 hall leads to the principal staircase, w Inch is unique, and consists of a centre 

 and two side fights leading to the landing on the first floor, in this staircase 

 the ends of the steps, are c.irved and a decorate<l baluster rests on ea,ch in 

 wdiich is introduced, a medallion of the late king, in which reign the com- 

 pany was first established, on the obverse is a figure emblematical of com- 

 merce. The apartments on the lirst lloor comprise the board-room for 

 directors, the room for sub-committees, manager's room, secretary's room. 

 See., and the remaining portion of the house forms a residence for one ot two 

 of the principal clerks. The pediment, which is of Portland stone, has been 

 added to the Bank-house, and is charged with the Arms of England and 

 Wales, to which porti;ins of the United Kingdom, the operations the Com- 

 pany are limited by Act of Parliament. 



Lirerpool. — A building foJ' the use of an Institution to be called the Colle- 

 giate Institution for the l';ducati(m of the Commercial Trading and M'orking 

 Classes, is about to be erected in this town. Designs have been adverlised 

 for, and tn o premiums £50 ami £2.'j proposed. The cost is to be £1,5,000, and 

 the style of architecture Tudor pointed. The drawings to be sent in on the 

 1st July. 



Jshton-uniler-Li/ne.—A Town-hall is in course of erection here, under the 

 direction of Messrs. Young and Westall. architects of Manchester. The 

 building, wdiich is to be faced entirely with stone, is in the Roman style of 

 architecture ; and consists in front of an attached Corinthian colonnade in 

 aiiti.'i, surmounted Ijy a balustrade of the same order, which forms a parapet; 

 to the centre of the lafade, and is crow ned by a group of sculpture. The 

 wings consist of a single interpilaster. and terminate above with a plain 

 parapet. The order itself, w hich is divided into first and second floor, and is 

 continued uninterruptedly round the edifice, is elevated upon a lofty stylo- 

 bate. Its proportions are chiefly taken from the Pantheon at Rome. The 

 interior will contain a large room 83 feet by 40 feet, and 28 feet high. It 

 also comprises accommodation for the town's autliorities, committees. Sec, a 

 constable's residence, lireman's house, anil six lockups in the basement, w hich 

 is principally fire-proof. The works, as contracted for, amount to about 

 £G,000. 



Road-Brirlis Duty /"rcc— During a discussion at the last East Riding ses- 

 sions, on one of the applications relative to parochial highways, it was stated 

 by a surveyor that a request having been made to Government for leave to 

 manufacture bricks free of duty, for the purpose of repairing Iiigbways, the 

 Chancellor of the Exchequer had granted the required permission to those 

 parishes in which clittstone could not be obtained lor the purpose of such 

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