NEW KNOX CHURCH.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 3247, 3 July 1872, Page 4

NEW KNOX CHURCH.

Tenders are now being called for the erection of a new church for the Knox Church congregation, according to a design prepared by Mr I). Hunter, the cmtractor for the new Firat Church. rJ"hc building will be erected according to Mr Hnnter's design, subject to a tender being received for ita completion within the sum iixed. Mr Hunter's design was adopted by the Committee but of others submitted. The ground plan is to be in. the form of a Latin cross, and the building will bo in the Gothic style of architecture, and of hlucstone masonry, set off with Kakanni . stone. The extreme length of the build- ' ing is to be 136 ft., and Ow width across the transept 88f fc. There will be seating accommodation below for 720 persona, and in the gallery for 280. There will also be accommodation for a choir of 36 peraon-i upon a platform in front of the pulpit, and closa to the prccentorV, desk. The main entrance to the church is to be from the corner of George and Pitt streets. The whole of the congregation will pass in at this door, through the tower, and enter a lobby 28ft. by 3ft. tiin., from whence they haves by passages access to all parts of the church. Two substantial stone stairs will lead from the entrance-lobby to the gallery, and by which the congregation will have ingress to the latter. Whilo the congregation enter only by the main entrance through the tower, there will be other doors by which they can also have egress. There are doors at the side of the front door—at the foot of the staircase—which can be opened to allow thosu coming from the gallery to pass out. There are also to be two outlets at the rigM and left of the pulpit to allow the people in the front of the Church to get but, thus doing i away with the necessity of their going to I $ie front door. At the bad; of the Church.

there is to bo & ladies' waiting rcom, ministers' room, and a room to bo used for holding the meetings of the session. The latter room is to measure 22ffe, by 18ft.

The whole of the outside of the superstructure is to be of substantial squared bluestone rubble work, with all angles, window jambs, tracery-work, -mullions, &c, done in. KrJcanui stone. The first course of the base course is to b<J of Port Chalmers bluestone, and to be 2ft. 3in. above the level of the ground, and is to have margin drafts and deep splay, and is t*> bo fine axed. The remainder of the base course is to be in Kakanui stone, in two heights, each Ift. 4iu. high, and moulded. Tho base course and the sills of the windows will be of Kakanui stone. Between them there is to be a course of bluestone rubble, to vary tho appearance. Tho building will be strengthened at all external angles by heavy deep buttresses, extending 2ft from tho wall, and 2ft Sin. broad on the face. Each buttress will be relieved with Kakanui stone quoins and intakes as it ascends. The pinnacles will commence at the spring of the roof, and rise to a height of JOft They are to be relieved with deeply - recessed moulded panels, and to terminate with richlyenrved nnials. The dividing line be- | tween the arches of the lower windows and tho sills of tho upper windows is to be relieved with a course of white stone, 2ft. 3in. deep, with deep-sunk trefoil panels, and with mouldings above and below the course—thus making a very rich dividing all round the building. There are also to be two buttresses on each side of the walls of tho nave, which are to project boldly, and terminate with fine tapering pinnacles. Between the buttresses there is to be a high pitched gablct, which has a fine effect, and breaks the general line of the walls of the nave. The guhlets are to terminate with rich and massive finials. Between these buttresses, and above the gallery, there is j to be a large tracery window, the jambs of which are richly moulded. The moulding is to spring from a richly-carved boss, and is to bo beautifully relieved with rich crockets running upwards, and is to ter- ] tninate in an elaborate final. The two windows in the gables of the transept are to be 13ft wide, and 3lft. high, and to have Gothic heads, richly filled in with tracery. The windows are ho designed as to allow of the extension of the galleries, if so desired at any future time, without spoiling their general effect from the outside. A division in the height of the mullion, which will add greatly to the strength of the window, would also conceal from the outside the woodwork required in tho extension of the gallery. The gables are to have an enriched parapet with projecting mouMing on the top. Throughout the whole of the building, the walls are to b<! of the most substantial character, being 2ft. 9in. thick to the top of tho base course, and from that to the roof 2ft. The tower, from, the bottom of the base to the intakes for the spire, is to be 7Gft. high, and its extreme width, including its buttresses, is to Iks 2fift The buttresses at the angles of the tower will run upwards, terminating at the height of the springing of the spire, being the full height of the tower. The projection of tho buttresses at the basement is to be 3ft. Gin. from the lino of wall, and the width on the face 3ft. There aro two buttresses on each corner of the above dimensions. For the relief of the buttresses there will be belts of each stone, and intakes introduced in nearly equal divisions to the base of the spire. Tho wall between the buttresses of the spire is to be 3 feet thick. The main entrance is to be entirely of Kakauui etone, and there will be two massive columns on encli side, with enriched capitals. Between these columns are to bo deeply recessed mouldings, the centre one being enriched ; this ornament starting from tho base of column, and going all round the arch. There are also to be two other enriched members starting from the top of the capitals. Immediately above the arch at the main entrance, and in a line with the first in take of the buttresses, will be a quatrefoil course of three feet In the front of the tower, and above this course, will bo a window, the sills of which will be corbelled out and moulded, and pendants will hang from the projection effected by the corbellings. This window, as it will stand out from the wall, will be surmounted with a carved ftniial. At the same height on the tower there will bo two other windows, one on each side, of similar design, but fhish with the wall, and having tracery beads. At tho height of CGft. there will be a clock face on each side of the tower ; then come ornamented windows 18ft. high ; and at an elevation of 98ft. the spire is to spring from tho tower in an octagonal form, and the four corners of the tower will end in massive solid pinnacles 20ft high, with ornamented finials. Each pinnacle will be connected to the tower by a richly moulded flying buttress. The spire is to have projecting ribs and crockets on tho octagon angles, tapering gradually upwards, and is to terminate at a height of 108 ft above the ground.