THE BUILDING NEWS. June 21, 1872.
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CHURCHES AND CHAPELS.
3ATHFORD.—On Wednesday week, the Church of
Bathford was reopened after restoration. The
alteration may be considered a total rebuilding of the
naye, south aisle, and chancel, only a few square
yards of the old walls of the latter remaining. The
south aisle has been slightly widened and lengthened
westwards, and a south chancel aisle has been
added. Some sixteen years since a north aisle and
arcade and south porch were built, and the present
works area sequel to that, the style throughout
being Early Decorated. The roofs are of fir, open-
timbered, and covered with slates. The internal
walls are lined with dressed stone, the arched open-
ings being relieved with shafts and corbels moulded
andcarved. The carving was done by Mr. Boulton,
of Cheltenham. All the windows are from the
studio of the architect, Mr. F. Preedy, of London.
The builders were Mr. Newman, of Bathford, and
Mr. Silver, of Maidenhead. The cost of the works
has been £2,500,
Cnor-ron-cum-Harpy.—On Saturday after-
noon the foundation stone of a new Wesleyan
Chapel was laid at Chorlton-cum-Hardy. The
building will be of stone, in the Gothic style, and
will seat about 500 persons. The estimated outlay
is about £4,000. The architect is Mr. H. J. Paul,
and the contractor Mr. J. Terras.
Hvuri.—The new church of S. Barnabas, Hull,
was consecrated on 8. Barnabas’ Day. The chureh
is to consist of nave and north aisle, with organ
chamber and vestry and chancel, with apsidal ter-
mination. Accommodation is at present provided
for 512 persons, but ground has been secured for
tower and south aisle, and when these are erected
the church will seat 800 people. The building will
be ared brick structure with stone dressings, and
will have stock brick facings to the interior, with
moulded brick arches, Bath stone shafts, &c. The
architect is Mr. Samuel Musgraye, of Hull.
Tue Incorporated Cuurcn Burnie Socrery.
—The Incorporated Church Building Society held
its usual monthly meeting (the last but one for the
present session) on Monday last. Grants of money
were made in aid of the following objects—viz.,
building new churches at Halifax, S. Augustine,
and Hull, S. Jude; rebuilding the churches at Dun-
ton, near Brentwood; Quarndon, near Derby; and
Chieveley, near Newbury; enlarging or otherwise
increasing the accommodation in the churches at
Ashbury, near Shrivenham; Chorlesbury, near Tring;
Clymping, near Littlehampton; Eye, near Leominster ;
and S. Sithney, near Penzance. Grants were also
made from the School Church and Mission-house
Fund towards building school churches at Barbrook
Mill, in the parish of Lynton, Devon; New Colwyn,
in the parish of Llandrillo-yn-Rhos; Red Banks, in
the parish of S. Thomas, Manchester; and Llanwr-
playfd, in the parish of Trawsfynydd, Merioneth.
THe Aneio-Saxon Cuurcn, Braprorp-on-
Ayon.—A fund is being raised with a view to the
preservation of this remarkable building, which is
really unique, being, it is believed, the only perfect
one of its date and character still remaining in Eng-
land. The church, which is dedicated to S. Laurence,
was, we learn, most probably built towards the end
of the tenth or at the beginning of the eleventh
century. It consists of a nave, chancel, and porch
on the north side. In the early part of the eighteenth
century the nave and porch were conveyed by a
member of the Methuen family for the purpose of a
school for the children of the parish. At that time
probably the chancel arch was walled up and
mutilated and the two portions of the church treated
as separate buildings, the chancel being used as a
cottage ever since. A short time since the chancel
anda portion of the ground immediately surround-
ing the building was purchased in the name of the
Vicar, and a committee of trustees has been formed
for the purpose of preserving and restoring so ancient
a monument.
Watwyn’s Castte Cuurcu.— The restoration
of this fine church, which was, unfortunately, inter-
rupted several years ago, whilst the tower and other
portions of the sacred edifice were in a roofless state,
is shortly to be resumed by Mr. Henry Edwards,
of Milford, under the care of the architeét, Mr.
E. H. Lingen Barker, of Hereford.
BUILDINGS.
NorriAmpron.—A new County Asylum is about
to be erected, from the designs of Mr. R. Griffiths,
of Stafford. It will accommodate 542 patients,
and in plan and arrangement will combine the
block and corridor systems. The elevations will
consist of the best red brickwork, relieved with stone
and white brick dressings, the design throughout
being of simple character. A large tower will rise
from the centre, 150ft. high to the top of the vane,
and 20ft. square, containing a water tank holding
25,000 gallons. A church will be built near the
entrance, of stone, consisting in plan of a nave and
aisles, chancel, vestry, two retiring rooms, and porch.
The tenders were opened on the 8th inst., and that
of Messrs. Smith was accepted, the amount being
£68,000.
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The death is reported of a Mr. Thomas Gloyer,
retired builder, of Abbotsham, near Bideford, at the
age of 99. Deceased leaves four daughters and three
sons, 45 grandchildren, and 90 great grandchildren.
The Somerset Archmwological Society's annual
excursions and meetings will commence at Taunton
on September 10th, and continue during the ensuing
three days.
On Monday week the memorial stone of 8. Paul's
boys’ parochial school, was laid at Oxford. The cost
will be £950. Mr. Buckeridgo is the architect, and
Mr. Selby the builder.
The foundation stone of a new Wesleyan Chapel
was laid at Willenhall on Monday week. ‘The
dimensions will be 47ft. long by 24ft. wide, and 17ft.
in height. The building will accommodate 300
persons, at a cost of £500.
On the 2nd instant two new altars recently
erected in the (Roman) Catholic Church of S. Thomas,
Claughton, were dedicated, one to Our Lady and the
other to S. Joseph. The statuary is by Mr. W. J.
Hastings, of London.
On Friday morning the new church of S. Simon;
Liverpool, was consecrated.
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W. J. SHrvuBSOLE.—The plan to hand,
H. BATTERBURY.—In a week or two.
Correspondence, —— MR. NORMAN SHAW AND MR. MACLAREN To the Editor of the Buttpine News. Srr,—In December, 1863, I made a design for a Scotch villa for Wm. Ramsey, Esq., Perth, North Britain, and in that I have some chimneys and two gables exactly like Mr. Shaw’s. I copied these from an elevation I saw in the hands of and made by Mr, Reddie, architect, Perth. I believe Mr. Reddie took them from a German book on half-timbered houses. I am not quite sure about this, however. Perhaps Mr. MacLaren may have seen the book I mention. I presume Mr. Shaw will allow that I did not take the idea from his works published in your valuable paper.—I am, &e., J.S. Srewart. 1, Wellington-street, London-bridge, S.E., June 19. [The information in the above letter is good enough as far as it goes, but it does not touch Mr. Norman Shaw’s complaint. That gentleman says nothing about chimneys or gables. “He says that his plan and that of Mr. MacLaren are remarkably similar, so similar in fact, that one is very much a copy of the other, and he publishes his plan, so that others may make a comparison, and test the accuracy of his statement.—Eb. |
