PROVINCIAL NOTES.

Progress, Volume II, Issue I, 1 November 1906, Page 25

PROVINCIAL NOTES.

A seven-roomed residence is now being erected for Mr. McKay, at Northland, Wellington. Architect. James Bennie ; contractor, A. C. Pearce. He ***** A twelve-roomed bungalow residence has been designed tor Mr. W. J. Monaghan, J.P., at Karon, Wellington. The house will cover an area of 4,300 scj. ft., and the site chosen is a prominent one, 15 chains back from the mam road and having an uninterrupted view of the surrounding country. Architect, C. F. B. Livesay ; contractor, J. H. Fairhurst. ****** A two - story residence is nearly completed for Mr. W. D. Duguid, Kelburne, Wellington. Architect Jas. Bennie ; contractors, Cumberland Bros. ****** A contract has just been let for a modern two-story residence for Mr. Robt. Pearson, Wellington. The residence will be up-to-date m every particular, and will make a pleasing addition to Wellington terrace Architect, James Bennie ; contractor, Mr. James. "Matitik;," Mi. Robt. Malcolm's house at Opawa, Christchurch, has lately been completed. The building, views of which we give in this issue, has a well established garden for it occupies the site of the old house, and with its tei raced lawns sloping down to the Heathcote river forms a beautiful setting for one of the most charming bungalow houses around Christchurch. It is roofed with small green Westmoreland slates, the gables being rough cast. All windows are casement hung and glazed with leaded squares. The accommodation comprises large hvmg-hall, dining and drawing rooms, library, five bed rooms, toilet room, two bath rooms, kitchen, and necessary offices. Advantage has been taken of the space in roof to form a large and well-equipped billiard room. The hvmg-hall has a panelled wainscot level with top of doors, and the beams and floor joists are exposed to view and are of figured rimu. The dining-room has an ingle-nook lined with small bricks, with open fireplace. This room has a wide plain picture rail, the wall space above same being strapped and giving a qaamt half-timbered effect in walnut finish, while the floors are of polished jarrah. The drawing-room also contains an ingle-nook with built-in benches and handsome tiled interior grate with copper canopy. This room has a barrelled ceiling, and all

the woodwork of the room is finished in China gloss. A special feature throughout has been made of the mantel-pieces which are of quaint and original design. Architects, Clarkson & Ballantyne. ***** A very fine modern villa residence has just been completed for Mr. H. D. Ackland, Ashburton, into which some features quite new to the district have been introduced. The building is of brick with hollow walls, and is roofed with Marseilles tiles. The structure faces the north-west so as to throw as much sun as possible into the principal rooms, lhe wall spaces between the top of the bay windows and verandahs to the underside of oriel windows, and the gables above them are

covered with octagonal wood shingles stained dark brown, which aftords a very pleasing contrast to the red brickwork. The splayed arches over all openings also are a very fine feature, the whole of the bricks for them, as well as the moulded bricks for the sills and chimney tops, being specially made for the purpose by Messrs. Crum & Dyhrberg, Ashburton. Inside, also, there are open fireplaces in almost every room built of moulded bricks, and m the principal rooms the fl replace is set in an m{_'le-nook separated by wide archways from the mam floor. These ingle-nooks are lined with panelled wamscottmg to a height of 5 ft. 6m , and two of them have little circular windows to afford opportunity of looking out without moving from the ingle-side. The hall and main staircase are panelled in dark wood,

also the ceiling, which is domed. The staircase window is a very large one of stained glass and leaded lights. All the doors opening to the main hall are solid framed American oak. There are five panelled doors fitted with heavy antique bronze furniture, as are also all the windows and gas fittings to correspond. The house contains seventeen rooms, and is replete with every modern convenience, including two bath rooms, 'etc., and a very complete hot-and-cold water service, the water being pumped by a small gas engine. Architect, H. E. Vincent, Ashburton ****** Seven one-story brick shops are in course of erection for Mr. E. H. Tate, Colombo street, Chnstchurch, north of Dundas street! Contractors, Holbrook and Sons. Messrs. Holbrook & Sons have also ]ust completed three one-story brick shops in Colombo street, south of Dundas street, Chnstchurch. ***** * Messrs. Barr & Shaw's tender of £300 has been accepted for the erection of a seaside cottage at Castlechft. Architect, John S. Swan. ****** Messrs. Crum Bros. & Dyhrberg have supplied the special pressed bricks for the High School at Ashburton Architects, England Bros. ****** A two-story brick building is in course of erection for Mr. Richie, in Dundas street, Chnstchurch. Contractors, Ashton & White. ****** A residence in brick and stone is in course of erection in Manchester street, Chris tchurch, for Mr. Zebulun Leigh, of that city. The building will be up-to-date in every particular — jarrah being used for all foundations, timber, and joists. A large dining - room with semi - octagonal bay windows faces west, and the drawing-room has triplet windows. The commodious hall is lighted by leaded glass ; white tiles have been used extensively on the verandah floors, etc. Architect W. Y. Wilson. * * * 1. * * A one-story brick building roofed with wood, iron and glass, and 61 clear feet span, is in course of erection for Messrs. Leary & Macfarlane, fruit and produce salesmen, in Lichfield street, Christchurch. Architect, F. J. Barlow ; contractor, F. E. Shaw. ****** The plans have been prepared for a store and offices to be built m brick at Dannevirke for Messrs. Dalgety & Co., Ltd. Architect, C. Tilleard Natusch.

The contract for the erection of a butcher's shop at Karon for Mr. W. G Garret t has been signed The contract price is about Architect, John S. Swan , contractor, J A Fairhurst ****** The alterations to Messrs D. W. Virtue's warehouse in Victoria street, Wellington, are being carried out from the plans, and under the supervision, of Mr. John S. Swan. Contractors, Menelaus & Rigg. ****** A two-story brick building, to be occupied by the Christchurch Cycling & Motor Club, is being erected m Gloucester street, Christchurch Architects, Collins & Harmin , contractors, Riley & Farquhar H. E White building and engineering contractor, Christchurch, has just completed the following for which he was the designer and builder A two-story brick and cement building of four shops, boarding-house, dining-rooms, etc , m

Colombo street, comer of Dunclas street, Christchurch, for Mr. Bullock , the contract pi ice for the whole being £2,000 A :fc %: •*. :}i A contract has been let foi the ventilation of the chapel at Nelson Convent to H W Davies &Co Smith & Smith, of Wellington, are to supply the leadhght windows for the same. Architect, John S Swan *** * * * Messrs. Whitcombe & Tomb's new box factory and printing works, illustrated herewith, and situated in Colombo street, Christchurch, have just been completed. The contract pnce for this building is £10,000 Contractor, H E White Alterations and renovations to the Masonic hall, Harrison place, Wanganui, are in progress When completed this hall, so we are informed, will be second to none in New Zealand Architect, A. Atkins, F.R IB A , contractor, N. Meuli.

The new Cafe Continental, Sumner, is nearmg completion. This building is of brick and concrete and is of four stories with flat roof The contract price is about £7,000 Contractor, H. E. White ***** c The new Southbndge hotel, at Southbridge, is in course of erection This hotel is a wooden buildms of two stories and the contract price is estimated to be about Contractor, H. E. White. *** * * * A contract has been let for a large store for Mr. J. Greaves, m Maraia place, Wanganui This building is to take the place of one of the old structures erected in 1848, and the contract price for the same is A ,048 Architect, T. Battle ****** The new Commercial Travellers' Club house is being erected at the corner of Ridgway and St. Hill streets, Wanganui, and when finished it will prove a credit to the town. Architect, A. Atkins, F.R.1.8.A • contractors, Russell & Bignell

A new build ng has inst been completed in St. Hill street, Wangamu, for Messrs. Horsley & Co., grain, wood and coal merchants. ****** A new building for the Wanganui Meat Freezing Co., to be used as a butcher s shop, is neanng completion in Ridgway street, also a store adjoining these premises and belonging to Mr. C. Burnett, solicitor, Wanganui When finished these buildings will be a welcome addition to Ridgway street, taking the place of two very old buildings recently demolished. Contractor, G. Benge. * * * i. * * Mn W. S. Marshall's fine residence near Rata, in the Rangitikei district, built in the modernised Elizabethan style is nearly ready for occupation. It contains a hall 35 x 19 ft. with a staircase 5 ft. wide, large drawing-rooms, school room, smokingroom, billard room, ten bed rooms, two bath rooms and. all the numerous domestic apartments necessary for a large country house Architect, C. Tilleard Natusch ; contractor, James Me Chesney. ****** A twelve-roomed residence is about to be erected for Mr. Tudor Baker at Ashley Clinton. Architect, C. Tilleard Natusch ; contractors, Coles Bros., Ongaonga. The architect has also plans in hand for a fourteen-roomed residence for Mr. O. H. Porntt, Palmerston North ***** A two-story brick building to receive visitors at the Christchurch Exhibition is in course of erection. This building is to be completed by the Ist November, a period of eight weeks from commencement of operations. This will be an exceptionally speedy piece of work m the building line. Contractor, H. E. White. ****** Two-story brick and cement additions to the British hotel, Lyttelton, are in course of erection The contract price is approximately £1,500 ****** The following notes concerning the new premises for Messrs. W. H. Price & Sons, brass-founders Manchester street, Christchurch, have reached us from T. W. Bowrmg, the contractor :—: — Two showrooms, each 38' 10" x 22' 8" = 1760-5-4 sq. ft. ; Machine shop, 63' x 28' 6" = 1795-6-0 sq. ft. ; Moulding-shop, 39' 3" x 28' 6" ~- 555-4-0 sq. ft.; Workshop, 29' x 17' 7" = 509-1 1-0 sq. ft. ; Store, 47' x 38' -- 1786-0-0 sq ft. ; Corn store, 7' 6" x 6' — 45-0-0 sq. ft ; total, 6452-2-4 *ioor space ; with height of 14' in the dear Floors are of kauri on YD L. joist, that of machine shop being in two thicknesses, the first being 9 x \\ hard-heart kauri laid 'iiagonallv \" apart and 4xl square, jointed kauri laid straight on top, thus producing a strong floor, and any of the top boards can be replaced without damage to the next board (not being T. &G ) The building is of brick on a concrete foundation, with cement front to Manchester street. Ml lintels are of concrete with 3 railway iron in each. The walls of the machine shop, moulding-shop, workshop, and store are whitewashed, this being done by one of Messrs. Price & Sons' patent spraying pumps at less cost than can be done by hand. The building is well lighted, there being in addition to the 18 windows equalling 374 sq. ft., 31 skylights 6' x 4' 6" equalling 837 so. ft., to say nothing of the show windows which run right across the building. The draught for the furnaces is supplied by a brick stack 40 ft. high. The head ventilation is procured by ventilating ridge capping running the full length of the machine and moulding shops, and this building is two stones in front. ****** The high-pressure water-supply towei, illustrated herewith, was erected for the City Council at Sydenham to supply the Borough of Sydenham with water for house, street, and fire use. The contract was carried out by Messrs Lucas Bros , of Kilmore street, Christchurch (who make a speciality of this class of work), under the supervision of the designer, Mr A Dudley Dobson C E City Surveyor The height from the ground to top of tank is T25 feet. Seventy-eight tons of steel have been used in the structure A ladder runs up to the platform from which a magnificent * outlook over surrrounding district may be obtained. The top tank has a capacity of 40,000 galls., while the concrete tank below holds 56,000 galls. There are three pumps each capable of running 250 galls per minute, and two of these pumps will deliver the same quantity under a pressure of 150 lbs to the square inch A 12mch wrought iron pipe runs down the centre of tower and feeds the mains. There are 1 2 legs, each consisting of 4 steel angle irons, 5 in x $±m riveted every 5 ft. to form a solid lump, and with every 20 ft. there are horizontal brace and ad]ustable tie rods on the principle of the ordinal y bicycle, combining lightness with great strength.