H. R. CARL ETON. 



COAST OF NEW SOUTH WALES.— Continued. 



CXVII 



DESCRIPTION OF BUILDINGS. 



Tower. 



Quarters. 



ground to floor of lantern, painted outside in 

 red and white stripes. Circular on plan, 10 feet 

 diameter, with walls of 2^ feet thickness at the 

 bottom, tapering to 1^ feet thick at the top. 

 Divided into 2 floors, the lower floor used as an 

 oil store, an external flight of stone steps leading 

 up to the first floor, the inner staircase, from 

 this level to floor of lantern, being of iron. The 

 floors are of wood ; the w T alls are built of sand- 

 stone, dressed both sides. The gallery round 

 lantern is of stone, with an iron railing. 



and for 2 assistant keepers, each containing 4 

 rooms with kitchen, laundry, &c. The walls 

 are of dressed, coursed, rubble stone, plastered 

 inside. The roofs covered with galvanized 

 ; corrugated iron. Verandahs are put to all 

 principal fronts. One underground rain-water 

 tank was provided, holding about 6000 gallons, 

 also several 400 gallon iron tanks for the 

 general use, but the water from the city mains 

 has since been laid on. 



Situated on Barrenjuey Head, Broken Bay. 

 The tower is 39 feet high from the ground to 

 the lantern floor. Circular on plan, 10 feet 

 diameter inside. The base externally is 

 octagonal to a height of 13 feet, above w T hich the 

 tower is circular. It is divided into 3 stories, 

 with iron floors and staircases. The walls are 

 built of local sandstone, dressed on both sides, 

 3 feet thick at the bottom, tapering to 2 feet 

 thick at the top. The gallery round lantern is 

 also of sandstone, supported on massive stone 

 cantilevers, and having a gun-metal railing. 

 The oil room is 13 feet square, attached to the 

 base of tower, both it and the tower being 

 entered from a passage leading down by an 

 open stairway to the head keeper's quarters. 



Quarters are provided for the head keeper in a 

 detached house containing 5 rooms with 

 kitchen in the basement, and storerooms, the 

 quick slope of the ground making the building 

 2 stories high on one side ; also for 2 assistant 

 keepers in 2 semi-detached cottages, each 

 containing 3 rooms, with kitchen, storerooms, 

 etc. The walls are of dressed, coursed, rubble 

 stonework, plastered inside. The roofs are 

 covered with galvanised corrugated iron. 

 Verandahs are put round all the principal fronts. 

 Underground rain-water tanks of 6,750 gallons 

 capacity are provided to each house. 



Situated on south side of entrance to Port 

 Hunter. The tower is 13 feet high from ground 

 to floor of lantern. Circular on plan, lOf feet 

 diameter inside, in one storey, which is used as 

 an oil store, etc., a step ladder of wood giving 

 access to the lantern above The walls are 

 built of dressed stone 2 feet thick at the base, 

 tapering off to 1 foot 5 inches thick at the top. 

 The gallery round lantern is of wood, supported 

 on iron cantilevers. The floor of oil store and 

 lantern are also of w T ood. The stone walls are 

 carried up 3 feet 9 inches above the lantern floor, 

 and upon this is set the iron framework, having 

 vertical and horizontal bars for glass. The 

 ironwork framing is duo-decagonal on plan, 

 and surmounted w r ith a pointed roof, framed of 

 iron, and covered with copper. 



Quarters are provided for the head keeper in a 

 detached cottage containing 5 rooms and kitchen, 

 and for 2 assistant keepers in 2 semi-detached 

 cottages, each containing 2 rooms and kitchen. 

 The walls are of brickwork on stone foundations, 

 plastered inside. The roofs are covered with 

 galvanized corrugated iron. Verandahs are 

 put to the principal fronts. 



