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THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT'S JOURNAL. 



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BROWN'S ORNAMENTAL TILING. 



Fig. 17. No. 2, Surbilon Plalntile. 



Figs. 1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 13 are oinaroental Plajntiles. 



Figs. 4, 5, 6, 7, ornaments for Grooved Ridge Tile, 



Figs. 8, 9, end, aide and plan of Eaves' Tile:,. 



Fig. 10, end ornament to finish a Gable to Grooved Ridge Tile. 



Figs. 14, 1.1, 16, Italian Tiles. 



We have much pleasure in introducing to architects the designs of 

 some plain tiles made by Robert Brown, of the pottery and tile-works, 

 Surbiton-hill, near Kingston, Surrey, who has turned his particular 

 attention to manufacturing ornamental tiles from designs that may 

 be furnished him by the profession, which must be acknowledged is a 

 great desideratum. We here subjoin some of the patterns which are 

 now in use by architects, and which can always be had of Mr. Brown. 



The price of these tiles does not much exceed the ordinary price 

 of common plain tiling, the charge is 2/. 8s. per thousand, delivered 

 in London, or per square, including lathing, 21. 10s. 



Mr. Brown has also introduced an ornamental ridge tile ; it has a 

 groove in tlio top edge, in which can be introduced any form of orna- 

 ment that the architect may desire ; it was first used as shown in the 

 annexed figure (IS) by Mr. Kendal. For the introduction of this tile 



Fig. 18. 



Mr. Brown was honoured with a medal by the Society of Arts at the 

 last annual meeting. The price of the tile including the ornament is 

 Is. per foot run, or fixed complete in London, Is. Sd. per foot. There 

 is also a plainer descriplion of ridge tile, as per annexed figure (19) 

 the price of which is l\Jd. per foot run. 



Fig, 19. 



With regard to the colour, an object so desirable, Mr. Browri in- 

 forms us that from experiments which he has recently made, that gas 

 tar is an excellent colouring for tiles, at a trifling cost. The various 

 light and dark gray colours may be obtained by making the tar more 

 or less diluted. Besides being a good colour, the tar forms a better 

 protection to the tile than glazing, as a hard frost often causes glazed 

 tiles or pots, when exposed to the weather, to chip or spalter, caused 

 no doubt by the glaze being of a harder nature than the tile which it 

 covers. 



There is another mode of colouring tiles which Mr. Brown consi- 

 ders is not unworthy of notice. It is thus performed — with a large 

 brush put on as much gas tar as will remain upon the tile, then take 

 green pit sand or Thames sand, and while the tile is wet sift such sand 

 upon it, a portion of which will become incorporated with the tar and 

 adhere to the tile, this will give a good dark colour. If a lighter or 

 greener colour is wanted, with oil paint cover the whole slightly over 

 once — this is all that is required to produce a good colour, or that 

 most approaching to nature. The sand has the effect of making the 

 tile have something the appearance of stone by its roughness — when 

 sand is not used the colouring appears glaring and vulgar, and sand 

 moreover tends to collect the vegetable matter occasionally floating 

 in the atmosphere, the consequence of which is moss begins soon to 

 form, the colour of which is considered by many the perfection of all 

 colours for tiling. 



THK FALLING OF A MILL AT OLDHAM. 



The Inquest on the bodies of the 20 persons (12 males and 8 females) killed 

 by the fall of the mill of Messrs. .Samuel Radcliffe and .Sons, at L .wer House, 

 Oldham, on Thursday Oct. 31,— which was commenced before Mr. John Moles- 

 Morlh (deputy coroner for Mr. Dearden) and a respectable jury, at the Black 

 Swan, Greenacres Moor, on Saturday, Nov. 2, and continued by adjournment 

 on Monday, Nov. 1, — was again resumed and concluded on Wednesday, Nov. 

 6 ; the adjournment to that day having been made solely to enable Mr. Wm, 

 Fairbain, M, Inst. C,E. and Mr. David Eellhouse, both of Manchester, to 

 prepare an elaborate report as to the cause or causes of the fall of this fire- 

 proof mill. 



On the assembling of the jury, on Monday, Mr. Fairbairn presented to the 

 coroner the joint report of himself and Mr. BellUouse i and. in doing so, said, 

 '• The object which Mr, Bellhouse and myself had, in drawing out this re- 

 port was, in the first instance, to determine the true cause of the accident, 

 and also, at the same time, to lay before the jury such facts as will enable 

 them to come to a correct verdict. We have probably gone further into this 

 inquiry than is usual on such occasions ; but, if the report be considered too 

 long, it may be curtailed— and with your permission, sir, I will read the re- 

 port, as I may have observations to make as I go along.— The Rev, T, S, Mills : 

 Youhave entered into all the facts bearing on the defects in the structure?— 



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