CO129-055 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [3-5] — Page 225

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cti and rammed with dry lime before laying the footings. Foundations of all walls to be of concrete 2 feet thick, external walls 2 feet thick with rubble masonry, lowest course of which is to be four feet wide diminishing in regular offsets. Walls of 1 brick are backing @ 1/% to have lowest Course 3 feet wide two feet below ground surface also diminishing in regular offsets.

LOCAL - dow sills @ F.. 62½ S. feet hearth. A plinth of smooth dressed ashlar is required for all exterior walls from ground level stone fixed @ 1/8" to level of floor to project 1 inches and to have one inch of arice chamfered, the stones smooth dressed of plinth not to be less than 1:6 high and 10 inches thick. Ashlar steps to alternate headers and stretchers, headers to be doorways @ 1/% in length the entire thickness of the wall, locker" 72 feet external with rough dressed rubble masonry walls to the dimensions shown in the drawing; at 72 granite caps & splay to bring the stairs. Verandah @ 1/8" intervals of about 10 feet and in such position bases for brick columns @ 12-6" are to be made through the 500 C. feet granite plinth course of 9 inches x 4½ inches leaving 3x girders @ 1/- as may be pointed out during the execution of the work; openings for cast iron ventilators which will be in double sets above and below floors.

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cti and rammed with dry lime before laying the footings. Foundations of all walls to be of concrete 2 feet thick, external walls 2 feet thick with rubble masonry, lowest course of which is to be four feet wide diminishing in regular offsets. Walls of 1 brick are backing @ 1/% to have lowest Course 3 feet wide two feet below ground surface also diminishing in regular offsets. LOCAL - dow sills @ F.. 62½ S. feet hearth. A plinth of smooth dressed ashlar is required for all exterior walls from ground level stone fixed @ 1/8" to level of floor to project 1 inches and to have one inch of arice chamfered, the stones smooth dressed of plinth not to be less than 1:6 high and 10 inches thick. Ashlar steps to alternate headers and stretchers, headers to be doorways @ 1/% in length the entire thickness of the wall, locker" 72 feet external with rough dressed rubble masonry walls to the dimensions shown in the drawing; at 72 granite caps & splay to bring the stairs. Verandah @ 1/8" intervals of about 10 feet and in such position bases for brick columns @ 12-6" are to be made through the 500 C. feet granite plinth course of 9 inches x inches leaving 3x girders @ 1/- as may be pointed out during the execution of the work; openings for cast iron ventilators which will be in double sets above and below floors. Page ? 2. s. 175 2.3 20. 11. 3.6. 3. 6. 4.13.9 3./2. 5. 8.- 45.-. W 800 фа } 25. 28213 Forward A 289 28 218
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cti and rammed with dry lime befor laying Forward ? 15 the footings. Foundations of all walls to be of 274 C. feet Ashlar external walls 2 feet thick plinth chamfered arices and rubble masonry, lowest course of which is to be four feet wide diminishing in regular offsets, walls of 1: 6" are backing @ 1/% to have lowest Course 3 feet wide two feet below 22 arklar surface also diminishing in regular offsets, LOCAL - dow sills @ F.. 621⁄2 S. feet hearth A plinth of smooth dressed ashlar is re- quired for all exterior walls from ground level stone fixed @ 1/8° " to level of floor to project I inches and to 48 fest rum of have one inch of arice chamfered, the stones smooth dressed of plinth not to be less than 1:6 high and 10 this ashlar steps to alternate headers and stretchers headers to be doorways @ 1/% in length the entire thickness of the wall, loacker" 72 feet external with rough dressed rubble mas walls to the dimensions shewn in the drawing; at 72 granite caps & soury to bring the stairs, Verandah 1/8° intervals of about 10 feet and in such position bases for brick be pointed out during the execution of Columns @ 12-6 the work openings are to be made through the 500 C. feet grante plinth course of 9 inches x 42 inches leaving 3x girders @ 1/ - as may 2 Countersunt for cast nou beutilators which will be in double sets above and below floors; 2. s. 175 2.3 20. 11. 3.6. 3. 6. 4.13.9 3./2. 5. 8.- 45.-. W 800 фа } 25. 28213 Forward A 289 28 218
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cti

and rammed with dry lime befor laying

Forward

? 15 the footings. Foundations of all walls to be of 274 C. feet Ashlar

external walls 2 feet thick

plinth chamfered

arices and

rubble masonry, lowest course of which is to be four feet wide diminishing in regular offsets, walls of 1: 6" are backing @ 1/% to have lowest Course 3 feet wide two feet below 22 arklar surface also diminishing in regular offsets,

LOCAL -

dow sills @ F..

621⁄2 S. feet hearth

A

plinth of smooth dressed ashlar is re- quired for all exterior walls from ground level stone fixed @ 1/8° " to level of floor to project I inches and to 48 fest rum of

have one inch of arice chamfered, the stones smooth dressed of plinth not to be less than 1:6 high and 10 this ashlar steps to alternate headers and stretchers headers to be doorways @ 1/% in length the entire thickness of the wall, loacker" 72 feet external with rough dressed rubble mas walls to the dimensions shewn in the drawing; at 72 granite caps & soury to bring the stairs, Verandah 1/8°

intervals of about 10 feet and in such position bases for brick

be pointed out during the execution of Columns @ 12-6 the work openings

are to be made through the 500 C. feet grante plinth course of 9 inches x 42 inches leaving 3x girders @ 1/ -

as may

2 Countersunt for cast nou beutilators which will be in double sets above and below floors;

2. s.

175 2.3

20. 11.

3.6. 3. 6.

4.13.9

3./2.

5. 8.-

45.-.

W

800

фа

}

25.

28213

Forward A

289

28

218

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