A City Church.

Progress, Volume III, Issue 6, 1 April 1908, Page 206

A City Church.

We r show below the ground plan and bide elevation of a design for a city church of the Presbyterian denomination. The Church proper is elevated over a basement occupying the whole area of the church. The basement is ten feet high and is suitable for schoolroom and gymnasium purposes. The church is reached by an easy flight of steps, occupiyng the full width of portico, with a 4 ft. landing half way. The church is 107 ft. long by 50 ft. wide. The seating accommodation is 1232, including gallery, which occupies the sides and front end of the church There are four separate nights of stairs from church to gallery, and also from church to basement floor. The church is flanked on the left by a Campanile tower, with belfrey, the height of the tower being 180 ft. from the ground line The style is Romanesque, of the Byzantine period Aichitect, H. Andrews.

The plans for a three-storey factory in brick are in hand at Newtowu, besides residences that are in course of erection at the Hutt, Newtown, Kilbirme, and Haitaitai. Architects, Maisey and Johns * * * is * * Instructions have been lcceived to prepare designs for the erection of a large residence at Hokitika The work will be carried out on day labour hues. Architect, John S Swan. #** # * * A three-storey brick building, with a frontage of 35 ft and a depth of 80 ft has been completed in Panama street for Mr W. H. Turnbull. The whole of the ground floor space (with the exception of a shop, which will be divided into offices or to suit tenants, will be occupied by Messrs. W H Tumbull and Co , who will have their auction loom at the back A separate entrance has been provided for the first and second floors, which are divided mto offices ha\mg strong rooms, electric light, and gas

sash balance, and all the partitions are finished in plaster. The elevation is finished with pressed bricks, relieved with cement facings, balustrading, cornices, and entablature The amount of contract was £3680, and was finished before contract time. Architect, E. Coleridge ; contractors, Messrs Saunders Brothers ****** A contract has been let for the erection of a large two-storey residence at the Premier nurseries, near Hastings, for Thos. Horton, Esq., the well-known nurseryman. The main entrance hall (14 sq. ft.) is on the south-east corner of the building, and gives access to a fine staircase hall beyond. Off the mam hall, to the right, is the drawing-room, with the dining-room (2b ft x 16 ft., exclusive of U ft x 5 ft bay) beyond, access to which is gained from the staucase hall The domestic wing comprises large kitchen, convenient scullery, pantries, laundry, larder, boot room and wood and coal cellar, all easily accessible by means of a concretefloored verandah Entrance to the staircase hall is also obtained through the garden entrance, which is complete with bath and lavatory accommodation. O\er the dining-room, of similar dimensions, is the play room. The bed-rooms, six in number and one of which is on the ground floor, are all well supplied with built-in wardrobes^ The two bath-rooms are finished with " Emdetca " enamelled wall tiling, and finished with first-class bath and lavatory fittings The roofs will be co\ered with Bn'scoe an 1 Co s Marseilles teiracotta tiles, and the hall, drawing and dining rooms will ha\e stamped steel ceilings All internal finishing timbers will be of hand-diessed heart of rimu The lighting is by means of acetylene gas There is a good artesian water supply, and a complete drainage system, with septic tank Architect, C. Tilleard Natusch , contractor, P. Renwick, Napier. ****** A tender has been accepted for the erection of brick premises at Napier for Messrs. Sargood, Son, and Ewan, Ltd., and Mrs. E. Finlayson. The contract price is £3750. Architect, John S. Swan ; contractors, Bull Brothers. ****** A dwelling containing many new and interesting features is in course of erection m Central Terrace, Kelburne, for Mrs. Richmond The contract price for this residence will be about £1000. Architect, J Chapman-Taylor.