UNION ROWING CLUB.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 9483, 4 August 1891, Page 3

UNION ROWING CLUB.

THE HEW BOATHOUSE. The new boathouse, which the members of the Union. Rawing Club intend to open with a smoke concert next week, is well adapted to its purpose; it is, above all things, commodious. The Club has not erected a showy building, preferring comfort and convenience to display. Nevertheless, tho front, with its verandah and balcony, is effective. The building, which occupies the site of the Ciub 5 s old shed, is 70fb in length, 2SEt in width, and 35ft in height, measuring to the ridge of the roof. It is built of wood, on a concrete foundation, and has a root of corrugated iron. The ground floor is tbo boathouse proper; by utilising the old shed, which has been placed at the back of the new structure, a fine room 9Gft in length has been made. A row of posts supporting the upper floor runs down the centre of tho now part of this “shed 55 : the floor is of puddled clay, and entrance is given in front by two eight-foot-wide doorways, fitted with, sliding doors. The dressing and bathrooms are at the back of the “ shed. 55

A staircase on the left-hand side of the boat-room, close to the front entrance, leads to a landing on the upper floor, and gives access to the social room or assembly hall. A fins room is this—soft long, 27fb wide, and 20£t in height. Around tho walls runs a dado of upright panels, alternately of red and white pine, varnished. The upper part of the walls.is plastered. The roof is an open timbered one of red pine; the beams and boarding are varnished, and tho iron t’.e-rods and straps painted ultramarine. The hall is lighted in tho daytime by six windows, three on each side. By night it will be illuminated by gas, two two-light pendants being fixed at each of the four principals of the roof. A staircase at the back leads down to the boat-room below, , In front-of the hell, and entered both from it and;from the landing, is a Com-mittee-room, 14ft by 12ft,-with French windows opening to the balcony. Adjoining is a ladies 5 room, about the same size, and also with a window giving access to the balcony. These two apartments have dados and plastered walla similar to those of the hall.

Tho building was designed by Mr R. W. England, jun., architect. Tho contractors for its erection were Messrs Petrie and Co., and the contractor for the painting was Mr T. Blood.