HONGKONG'
REPORT and Estimate to
build a folonial Church.
By order of His Excellency the Governor-
Inis serveix is to provide; the design for which is in
the most suitable
REPORT
куту
the
SPECIALİ
the Building
Old Englier.
of a Colonial Church on style, that being deerns
as well as being the most easy of execution
The plan submitted herewith
and the most economical
contains sittings
and for 256
zone :
in the body of the Church for 400 persons. in the floisters.
more on
benches
It is presumed that this number will be found sufficient, but
required to more be obtained by
if
snore
sittings
arz
may
-may
be accom
filling up the side aisles, and even 300,- me modated in the Cloisters, though it would not be desirable,
to crowd the Church
mecessary
and probably would never the more rabund and stained-
se much. The windows will be of glass and.
may
be furnished with Bambor blinds, which.
{ will be sufficient protection from the glare.
It will be seen from the drawings that it is not intended to have a Ceiling, the Roof will be planked and double- tiled ( the tiling laths being spiked (the contos
being spiked on the top of the
are.
flanking) and all the timbers varnished : The the beams noth strictly in Character with this sort of roof, but with Chinese artificers it would not be advisable to attempt to de away with them.
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The Church is lofty being so feet from the floor to the eaves, and as it will be well furnished with ventilators well be found cool ...
The floor under the
sittings
is paved with granite as a ferebation against damp and vermine. It will probably.
thought advisable to fit up that part of the Church which
be
is to be rented, with seats with arms, and the portion left free with cushioned benches, in which case it would accommodd
more
fastly
(2
$30
a few -persons than the 400 above named. The Church has been made almost fillain, and the fer exterior mexldings are in Froman cement, with which material the whole of the exterior is to be plastered:
Description of Work.
The foundations are to be excavated as shown on the Drawings, the masonry up to the level of lower side of Thinth course is to be of sound undressed granite in courses not less than 8 inches in thickness laid in good mortar of one part stone time to three parts of good dean sharp freshwater sand ; every every course to be grouted up flush; where the foundations exceed three feet in thickness, sound rubble stone excavated on the spot may be used in place of granite, provided such stone be inspected and approved previous to being placed
in the work.
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Plinth to be of wrought granite not less than Winches thick, 1 . E high in one
high in oke cecise, backed up with rock granite masonry
Ary
tive courses,
header not less than 2 feet long.
rough
second stone to be
a
-The remainder of the building is to be in brickwork of
bricks laid in mortar as specified;
sound hard lanter
the Pillars
grey
excepting
Walls of Cloisters to be Gables Pillars Spandrills
Hall above
#
21⁄2 bricks thich;
35
"
diameter
thick
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34
to main
roof 25
Fower to be 31⁄2 bricks up to set off in upper story
which