TIPPER TERRACE AND BAND-HOUSES. 



" And music too— dear music ! — that can touch, 

 Beyond all else, the soul that loves it much." — MooiiE. 



The Upper Terrace, in front of the Conservatory and AJbani 

 Arcades, is chiefly occupied by a broad flat grass lawn, partially 

 planted with Lime-trees, which are growing well, and are rapidly 

 transforming "those naked acres to a sheltering grove." In the 

 midst of them pieces of sculpture have been effectively placed — 

 and during the Exhibition of Sculpture the upper walk will be 

 similarly adorned. 



Towards each side, a Band-house is placed. The appearance 

 of these is somewhat Chinese, an effect probably due to the sharp 

 spike, the rounded top, the open filagree surrounding it, and the 

 broad flat brim. They are not unlike similar structures erected 

 for the same purpose at Brussels and other places on the Con- 

 tinent. The ceding is quite flat, like the somiding-board of a 

 pulpit, and without any rim, so as to allow the free escape 

 of the sound. It is supported on iron piUars, the open ironwork 

 at the to23 of which gives the efiect of capitals, and harmonises 

 with the open filagree work above. The floor on which the 

 musicians stand has beneath it a retiring-room for their use. 

 The iron pillars are 1.5 feet 6 inches high, and the flat ceiling 

 is 38 feet in diameter. The roimded roof is 12 feet high aijd 25 

 feet in diameter; and the extreme height to the top of the spike 

 from the ground is 46 feet. 



There is an immense amount of work in the roof, strong sup- 

 ports being needed to provide against its being carried away by 

 storms of wind. They have been painted and gilded in different 

 styles under the direction of Captain Fowke and Mr. Sykes. 



