PREFACE. 



In presenting the following pages to the public, the Author 

 believes that he is supplying, in a convenient shape, in- 

 formation on the subject of stable building and fitting, much 

 of which has hitherto been obtainable only in a broadly 

 scattered form. Having been largely engaged in designing 

 buildings for stabling, he has acquired considerable experience 

 in their construction, and in the best methods of draining, 

 paving, lighting, and ventilating them; the result of which 

 will be found embodied in this work. 



BYNG GIRAUD. 



September 1890. 



