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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1948.

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Dearth of qualified stoneinssons | La holding up constructional work on the now House of Commons, time. Twicq The number of craftsmen are needed as are at present employed on the job, to deal with the 116,000 cubic feet of Portland stone that are being Quarried for the new building.

For the internal panelling and Joinery 30,000 cubic feet of Eng. fish ook is being used, the timber being obtained from trees grown within a radius of about 50 miles of Newport, in Shropshire. The oak is now being worked by wood carvers in London. In this craft, too, there is a shortage of trained nien, though there seem 10 be more wood-carvers available than Alonemason

The oak will be bleached grey colour. The House of, Com. mone table will be made

from Canadian onk, and the Dominions || ure also sending other wood fur-i niture, including the Speaker's chair and the clerks' chairs,

The main contract for the

superstructure of the new build. tig was let last April to Messrs. John Mowiem & Co. Ltd., of Lon. don, and is due for completion in April, 1960. The structural steel- work is now in place, about 30 percent of the work on the rein- forced concrete floors (including the casing of steel stanchions and beams in concrete) has been done, and some internal walls are built. All the main contracts are let and the principal materials urdered. At the moment 110 men are work. ing on the site and the largest will be employed there at any time will be 350.

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From the architectural point of view the object has been to blend the new work with the old and preserve a certain unity, but al the same time break away to some extent in the ornamental detall of the interior.

The new Chamber will be al most a replica of the old, except for the galleries of the north and south ends,

will be en- which larged. Two new floors below the Chamber will provide rooms for individual Ministers and also secretarial, interviewing, and con Cerence rooms. For the first time there will be offices uver Chamber.

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While work on the site and the preparation of thu stone and going on, the Joinery work is fabrication of ducts, building of inotora, fans, compressors, and so forth

are proceeding in

many factories special, works and

in various parts of England and Scotland. The whole of the con- struction under the old House of Commons was occupied by the vast ventilal-space, 20 ft. deep. Modern methods make it possible to get all the ducts and machinery for ventilating the new building

Sir Giles Scott, O.M., R.A., P-P.R.I.B.A., in the Government contract for the Adrion Gilbert Scott, M.C., supply of the whole of the, melal

association with F.R.I.B.A., Architects.

windows for the above, bcluding the whole of Glass, Leaded Glaz ing, together with the fixing and other space imediately above leries, and the direction of the glazing at site. the Chamber that wil also

contract l be currents will be variable at will: The value of the used for lighting.

More air for the occupants of the approximately £35,000 of which galleries will bo introduced round the Windows amount to £24,000 the perimeter of the roof, and all There are approximately 1,208 two- The ventilation and heating the air will be extracted near the windows of which roughly arrangements have been in the centre of the roof. In place of thirds are opening, the remainder hands of Dr. Uscar Faber. An, the former cotton-wool alters for being fixed Lights. The opening einborate model of the new House, the air there will be electrostatic Lights are vertically pivoted and one-quarter full size, was made filters.

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to his designa by the National, The main problem is that of signed controlling locks for con- Physical Laboratory at Tedding cooling, since the amount of heat trolling opening, mainly for clean- on, and was there tested with needed to warm the Chamber, willing purposes, the building boing smoke and electrical instruments be almost negligible. Tubes con-air conditioned. The

whole of

to determine the strength and taining brine from refrigerating the windows both open and fixed dirction

of air currents. After machines, situated under one of ore In Manganese Bronze special- minor modifications a full-scale the courtyards for quietness will ly toned,

VIEW OF THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER FROM THE AIR. The steelwork of the new

House of Commons is seen to the right of the photograph. “

model of one bay of the Cham-cool the air; hot-water tubes will

Numerous Windows have shap-

ber, 28 ft. long was built at Earls warm it. Should it be necessary.ed, mostly Tudor heads, with Court for further experiments. the air can also be humidified in Bronzo Teo Glazing Bars for or This model has also similarly very dry weather. From a small

been used for preliminary illu- control room just below the level dinary glazing with Bronze Glaz mination tests, which will be ex- of the Chamber a control engineering Fillets,

The Glass generally is antique, tended to the new Chamber itself will watch the interior through a

when it is built.

The movement of air in the old House of Commons was vertical, put in the new House it will be horizontal, Air will be introduc ed through slots under the gal-

periscope, thus keeping Informed old crown, and there is a consi of any material change in the derable quantity of leaded glazing numbers in the House, so that he again of antique, amber tinted, can adjust the ventilation.

and Nalisea pale tinted glas Messes, James Gibbons Ltd. glazing into tracery and cusp or- have been successful in securing namental stone work,

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Exhibition Of Model Engineering

made. She ·began as a Junior sites, such as the western Islands

A normal dialling system is → supervisor. Later promoted sup- provideti. The dry batteries. In- manager of her department, she stalled in the set will enable it soon doubled production.

to be operated without mainten- The president of the society is once for six months with

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at to 80 megacycles from managed her own, shipyard

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The ether section comprises the Club and amateur display of craftsmanship.

Кесп There is competition among tho various Model Clubs throughout Britain to be represented in this section of the exhibition and in this year show the following Model

will all display and demonstrate their own particular type of models:--the Society of Model, and Experimental Engineers; the So- ciety of Model Aeronautical En- gineers: the

the Ship Models Society: und the Radio Controlled Models, Society.

In addition to the exhibits re- ferred to above there will" be an International section with models loaned from many overseas.coun tries, and a ́· British section of competition models, open only sti amateurs, for various cups, me- dals and diplomas. Many vial- torn from overseas,. both traddi :buyers, and vamateur: enthusiasts, are expected to visit the: exhibi- tion.

**'One of the architectural wonders of Britain-Fas just been opened to the public. It is the remarkable underground "con- course" at the new Gants Hill Station on the Central. Line,. -London. It is a fofty, domed hall 40 feat baniath the ground, alted between, the up and down platforms of the station and [of· "passengers to -- has, been, bulit; to enable the ; heavy! Ju

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