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NORTH ELEVATION. 320 keet. Facing L. & S. W. Railway (Main Line). 
A BRITISH INDUSTRY. 
When considering the construction of our new fireproof premises at Raynes Park we 
decided to employ Rrilish labour and material. 
We acknowledge the assistance of; — 
Messrs. Howard & Co., Contractors, of Covent Garden. 
(Nearly 1,000,000 Bricks and 6,ooo tons of Ballast anJ Sand, and 700 tons of Cement and Lime 
were used.) 
Me.ssrs. Matthew T. Shaw & Co., of Millwall. 
(360 tons Steel Construction.) 
Messrs. Goddard & Co., of King’s Cross. 
(Floor Asphalt 400 tons, which required 130 chaldrons of Coke to melt it.) 
Messrs. Nicholls & Clarke, of Shoreditch. 
(Windows and Doors, 3,750 superficial feet of glazing.) 
Messrs. Farmiloks, of Nine Elms. 
(8 tons Paint and Washable Distemper.) 
Messrs. Rosser & Russell, of Charing Cross. 
(Heating Apparatus, boiler capacity 1,250,000 British Thermal units. One mile of Pipe and 
48 giant Radiators.) 
Messrs. George Wright & Co., of Queen Victoria Street. 
(2,200 superficial feet of “ Tudor Oak” Panelling and Marble Flooring.) 
Messrs. Jefferies, of Camberwell. 
(5,500 superficial feet of Office Parquet Flooring.) 
Messrs. Benson & Co., of Ludgate Hill. 
(Four-dial Turret Clock, 5 feet in diameter.) 
Messrs. Mears & Stainbank, Bell Foundry, Whitechapel Road. 
(Clock Bell, weight 10 ewts.) 
Messrs. Harman & Co., of Peckham. 
(Electrical Lift, the moving platform of which has an area of 74 square feet.) 
Messrs. Aldhous & Campbell, Engineers, of Lower Bland Street. 
Messrs. Marryat & Place, of Hatton Garden. 
(8J miles of Electric Cable, conducting current 100,000 candle power.) 
The London and South Western Railway Co. 
The Metropolitan Water Board, and 
The Local Authorities. 
