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There are no inside columns throughout the structure except those required for the tower, despite the fact that the width of the building is about thirty feet for most of its length and its height about seventy feet. Because of this elimination of internal obstructions and the placing of win- dows on both sides, all classrooms are bright, airy and spacious. Those used for special purposes are extreme- ly well-equipped, as will be seen from the accompanying illustrations.

The Chapel will seat about 300 people and is of simple, straightfor- ward conception. At its north end is the sacristy and living quarters for the priest.

Outside the building, the space en- closed by the blocks and the drive- ways in front of them is sufficient to allow a large expanse of grass and gardens.

Incidentally, the place where this new school has been built is the site of the original "Blue Pool," long ago filled in and forgotten by all except very old residents of the Colony.

The existence of this area of soft fill came as an unpleasant surprise

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CSACRISTY

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DOMESTIC

SCIENCE

FIRST FLOOR PLAN/

-LAY.

STAFF DINING

VESTIBULE

COMMON ROOM

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VESTIBULE

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(Above) Plans and sections of the

Assembly Hall block.

(Below) Typical floor plan of the Class Room block and the curved Central block.

when the foundations were being con- ning transversely across the middle should be outside this strip. The structed for the Classroom wing. The of the site, which leads water from a Assembly Hall block and the portion rear piers reached firm rock after only gully above the hillside down to Sing of the Central block adjoining it were a few feet but the front piers did not Wo Road. It was specifically stated so planned that the main part of the achieve a solid footing until they had in the Government's conditions for culvert runs directly under the drive- gone down over thirty feet. This was granting the land that no building way in front of the building. because of the steep gradient of the should be erected over the 20 ft. wide The cost of the School building, old slope concealed beneath the sur strip of drainage reserve along this including site formation,

covered culvert. However permission $1,900,000, while the Convent and Another problem which had to be was obtained to place the apex of the Chapel cost $600,000, making a total overcome was the presence of an 8'-0 V-shaped building above the culvert of $2,500,000. The costs are given wide Government covered culvert ran- provided any structural members built separately, since Government provided

face.

SITE FOR ASSEMBLY HALL

SITE FOR

CENTRAL

BLUE

POOL

BLOCK

SITE FOR CLASS ROOM BLOCK

Site Plan

ROAD

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GIFT

came to

financial aid only towards the educa- tional part of the establishment.

General Contractor: Mei On & Co. Plumbing Installation: Lee Yu Kee Electrical Installation: China En-

gineers, Ltd.

Lift Installation: Otis Elevator Co. Metal Windows: Hongkong Metal

Window Mfg. Co., Ltd.

Terrazzo Marble Work: Vannini

Construction Co., Ltd.

Hardware: Shewan, Tomes and

Co. Ltd.

Fire Service Installation:

Yick & Co., Ltd.

Shun

Gas Installation: H.K. & China

Gas Co., Ltd.

"Marleyflex" Vinyl

Vinyl Floor Dreyer & Co., Ltd.

Tile:

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