4 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE. 



without disfiguring the building, it is I am afraid almost 

 impracticable. 



A deal of the leadwork requires adjusting, and nearly the 

 whole of the flashings require refixing. 



The rain water spouts from the gutters of the East Corridor, 

 and the South Front, I notice, all descend down the inside of 

 the building. This is a very bad plan indeed, as there is 

 never any telling whether the spouts are doing their work; 

 whether they are not stopped at the foot by accumulation of 

 corrosion falling from the inside of the spouts, and water 

 leaking into the walls. I am afraid also they join the sewers 

 direct, as when I made my examination, I noticed steam 

 arising from the head of the spouts in the gutters, and a very 

 bad smell emanating from them ; looking to the hollow con- 

 dition of the walls, the outlook, from a sanitary point of view, 

 is not a cheery one. I could not verify this without pulling 

 the place to pieces, but from enquiries I have made I believe 

 it to be fairly correct. In any case, these spouts should be 

 placed either on the outside of the building (as they should 

 be) or the feet of the spouts opened out and severed from the 

 drains by an intercepting shaft. 



The water closets seem to be in the same condition ; they 

 should be fitted with the intercepting shafts in the same 

 manner. 



The slating has been badly used, and will require some 

 repairs ; wood ladders should be placed at intervals, so as to 

 avoid walking on the slates. Some of the wood trellis snow 

 boards in the gutters require renewing. 



When on the roof I carefully examined the lantern lights, as 

 I know the trouble they have caused by their leaking badly. 

 They consist of wood sashes, the bars of which at some time 

 have evidently been found to be weak, as they have been 

 stiffened, but owing to the narrowness of the bars the rebates 

 for the glass are shallow. The lower sashes are fitted in 

 between dividing uprights, with wood cappings covering the 

 joints ; there appears to be no provision for condensation in 

 the lower tier. 



