St. George's Buildings, Brandon Street, Wellington.

Progress, Volume III, Issue 9, 1 July 1908, Page 313

St. George's Buildings, Brandon Street, Wellington.

These buildings are in a site 60 ft xBO ft , and are four stories high, the respective heights from ground floor upwards being 13 ft., 12 ft., 11 ft., and 10 ft., The ground and first floor offices are'subdivided into numerous offices, and the two upper floors undivided. The staircase is wide, and ot easy grade, and in addition there is a combined goods and passenger electric elevator, which was installed by the Standard Elevator Co., of Sydney. A wide cart dock has been provided at one side of the building'at the floor of lift. The whole of the rooms are well lighted, three light wells being provided at sides and back for this purpose, Three sanitary appliances are all

grouped at the back on each floor, and are thoroughly up-to-date. Two large strong rooms fitted with Lhubb's fireproot doors are provided, one on ground floor and oi.e on first floor The buildings are lighted throughout with gas and electric light The structure is built ol brickwork, substantially bound with iron bands, and the foundations are carried on concrete piles. The upper floors are carried on steel girders and stanchions, which in turn are earned on concrete piles. The various rooms are lathed and plastered with pulp plaster finished with lime putty. The whole of the joiners' work is of figured red pile varnished. The front is treated in a simple style ot Italian Renaissance executed m cement stucco, and the central pediment is surmounted with a full size modelled statue ot St. George and the Dragon. Architect", Cnchton and McKay, F.F R.I B A. ; contractor, W. G. Emeny. For ground flooriplan_see page 315.