1845.] 



THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECTS JOURNAL. 



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Besides tlic appointment of additional districts and surveyors, there are 

 two ofticial referees appointed to whom mo&t important duties are assigned, 

 and under whose special superintendence are to be placed all buildings of 

 the third class. 



The Act extends to the following parishes, which were not included in 

 the old Building Act : 



Lis/ of the New Diatricis ami Siirvei/ors appointed. 

 In' MiuuLESKX. 

 Bromlej — John Bljtli. 

 Fulham — Andrew Moseley. 

 liampstead — Henry Edward Kendall, Junior. 

 Hammersmith — James Charles Christopher. 

 Hornsey — Alfred Bartholomew. 

 Kensington North — Thomas Leverton DonaMson. 

 Kensington South — Charles Beachcroft. 

 Stoke Newington — William Lovell, Junior. 

 Tottenham— John Henry Taylor. 



I.v Surrey. 

 Camherwell — William Crawford Stow. 

 Clapham, ami part of Battersea — Richard I'Ausou. 

 Streatham — John Mullius. 

 Tooting and Wandsworth — Alfred James Hiscocks. 



In Kent. 

 Charlton, Kidbrook, and Lee — Collis. 

 Deptford — Martyr. 

 Greenwich — Brown. 

 Lewisham — Badger. 

 Woolwich — George Aitchison. 

 The following extracts and illustrations from the Act explain the different 

 rates and classes of buildings, and also the construction of the walls. 



FIRST OR D'WEI.IiZNG HOUSE CZiASS. 



SCHEDULE (O— Part II.— (SeeSec.5.)— ConJltiona for determining the Rales to 

 which Building's of llie First or Dweliing House Ciass are to be deemed to belong, 

 and tlie Thiclcness of the Externai Walls and of the Party-Walis thereof. 



FIHST RATE DWELLINGS. 

 If the Building be in height more than 

 70 feet, and not more than 85 feet. 



If the building cover more than 10 squares, 

 and not more than 14 squares. 

 Ifthe building contain 7 stories. 

 EXTERNAL WALLS.— The thickness 

 must be at the least 21i inches from the 

 top of the footing up to the underside ut 

 the floor next but thiee below the top- 

 most floor; and at the least 174 inches 

 from the under side next but three below 

 the topmost floor up to the under side of the 

 floor next below the topmost floor ; and ut 

 the least 13 inches from the underside of 

 the floor next below the topmost floor up 

 to the top of the wall. 



IIPARTV WALLS.— The thickness must 

 be at the least '21i inches from the top of 

 the footing up to the underside of the floor 

 next but three below the topmost floor ; and 

 at the least 17^ inches from the underside 

 of the floor next but three below the topmost 

 floor up to the underside of the floor next 

 below the topmost floor ; and at the least 

 13 Inches from the underside of the floor 

 next below the topmost floor up to the top 

 of the wall. 



FOOTINGS.— To bolhexternal and party 

 walls the bottom of the fooiings must be 

 174 inches wider than the wall standing 

 thereon, and U inches high. The top course 

 must be 3 inches below the surface of the 

 ground adjoining and \) inches below the 

 surface of the lowest floor. See Schedule 

 U., p. 56.— (See Diagram, page 62.) 



PARAPETS to external walls must be 

 »i Inches thick and one foot high above 

 the highest part of the gutter. See Sche- 

 dule D.. Part lli., p. 6i». 



TOP OF PARTY WALLS must be 18 

 inches above the roof measured at right 

 angles, and 2 feet above highest part of 

 gutter. See Schedule D., Part iii., p. 61. 



CHIMNKY BACKS.— To be 13* inches 

 thick in the lowest story and 8* inches la 

 every other story — To bethe same thickness 

 between when built back to back -, in walls 

 not being party walls the thickness may be 

 44 inches less. See Schedule F., p. 63. 



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? than \4 squares. Oi- 



KXTRA FIRST HATE. 



If it be In height more than 8S feet. Or If It cover i 



If it i-ontaln more than 7 stories. 



EXTERNAL WALLS.— The Ihltkness must be at the least 2ii inches from the top 

 of the footing up to the underside of the floor next hut two below the topmost tloor, 

 und lit the least 17^ inches from the underside of the floor ne^l but twohelow Iheiup- 

 mo8t floor up to the top of the wall. 



I'AUTY WALL'S.— The thickness must be at the least 21i Inches from the top ot 

 the footing up to the underside of the floor next but three below the topmost floor ; und 

 at the least 17i imlies from the underside of the floor next but three below the top. 

 most flour up to the underside of the topmost fluor ; and at the least 13 inches from 

 the underside of the topmost floor up to the top of the wall. 



FOOTINGS and CHIWNEY BACKS us to hrst rate. 



PARAPETS to external walls must be 13 Inches thick uud one foot high above the 

 highest part of gutter. 



TOP OF PARTV WALL as first rate, p. 4ti. 

 SECOND RATE DWELLINGS. 



If the building be in height more than 52 

 feet, and not more than 70 feet. 



Or if It cover more than d iquareSf and 

 not more than 10 squares. 



Or if it contain 6 stories.' 



EXTERNAL WALLS.— The thickness 

 must be at the least 17j Inches from the 

 top of the footing up to the underside of 

 the floor next but one below the topmost 

 floor; and at the least 13 Inches from the 

 underside of the floor next but one below 

 the topmost floor up to the top of the walL 



PARTV WALLS.— The thickness must 

 be at the least 17i Inches from the top of 

 the footing up to the underside of the floor 

 next but one below the topmost floor; and 

 at the least 13 inches from the underside of 

 the floor next but one below the topmost 

 floor up to the top of the wall. 

 - FOOTINGS.— To both oxternal and party 

 waits the bottom of the footings must be 

 13 inches wirier than the wall standing 

 thereon, and S inches high. The top ■ 

 nuist be 3 inches below the surface of the 

 ground Adjoining uud 9 inches below the 

 surface of ^the lowest floor. See Schedule 

 D., p. 58, 



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2d and 3d Rate Footings. 

 CHIMNEY BACKS, PARAPETS, 

 TOP OF PARTY WALLS the same 

 first rate, p. 48. 



THIRD RATE DWELLINGS. 



Upper^Story, 



If the building be in height more than 38 

 feet, and not more than tt'2 feet. 



Or if it cover more than 4 square, and 

 not more than G squares. 



Or ifit contains stories. 



EXTERNAL WALLS.— The thickness 

 must be at the least 17^ inches from the top 

 of the footing up to the underside of the 

 floor next but two below the topmost floor; 

 and at the least 13 Inches from the under- 

 side of the floor next but two below the top- 

 most floor up to tbe top of the wall. 



PARTY WALLS.— The thickness must 

 btt at the least 17^ Inches from the top of 

 the footing up to the uuderside of the floor 

 next but two below the topmost'floor; and 

 at the least 1^ inches from the under- 

 side of the floor next but two below the top. 

 most floor up to the underside of the top- 

 most floor; and at the least S^ Inches from 

 the underside of the topmost floor up to tbe 

 top of the wall. 



FOOTINGS.— To bothexternaland party 

 walls the bottom of the footings must ht* 

 Id inches wider than the wall standing 

 thereon, and 8 inches high. The top course 

 must be 3 inches below the surface of the 

 ground adjoining and 9 Inches below the 

 surface of the lowest floor. 



CHIMNEY BACKS. PARAPETS, and 

 TOP OF PARTV WALLS the same as to 

 tirst rate, p. 48. 



Flirty. 



