GENERAL NEWS
Professional Announcement.
We are informed that the business of Messrs. Lorimer & Matthew will continue to be carried on by Mr. Matthew, under the same firm’s name, at 17, Great Stuart-street, Edinburgh.
A.A. Holiday Sketches.
The annual exhibition of members holiday sketches, etc., will be held at the Architectural Association’s premises, from October 28 to November 23, 1929.
Mr. Ernest Fetch’s Estate.
Mr. Ernest Edward Fetch (63), of 5, Broom-road, Teddington, Middlesex. A.R.I.B.A., left £13.988.
A Surveyor’s Estate.
Mr. Charles Horace Green, of Newlands, 30, KenLroad, Oak Dale, Harrogate, surveyor, ,£39,854.
Chartered Surveyors and the Building Congress.
Mr. C. H. Bedells, President of the Surveyors’ Institution, and Mr. J. E. Drower, C.B.E., chartered surveyor, are to represent their Institution at the Fifth International Congress of Building and Public Works, to be held in London in May of next year.
Clacton’s New Council Offices.
The foundation stone of the new Urban Council Offices, to be erected in Station-road, Clacton, was laid on Wednesday by Mr. William Whitelaw, chairman of the directors of the L.N.E.R. The new building will incorporate the Council Offices, Town Hall, and Public Library, and will cost approximately £60,000. The architect is Sir Brumwell Thomas.
Proposed New Film Studios, Southern
Counties.
The British Filmcraft Productions, Ltd., of 92, Imperial House, Regent-street, W.l, propose to erect a large new film studio for the production of “ sound ” films. The British Lion Film Corporation, Ltd., of Beaconsfield, propose to erect an entirely new studio for the production of “ sound films. The plans for both these schemes are in the hands of Messrs. C. W. Glover & Partners, of Abbey House, Victoria-street, S.W.l. It is also learnt that a small syndicate has been formed for the erection of film studios, to be known as the “ Wessex Studio.” The promoter of the scheme is Mr. Bertram R. Yorke, of 220, Christchurch-road, Bournemouth. Plans will shortly be considered.
New Municipal Buildings, Wandsworth.
We learn that the Borough Council have decided to retain Mr. Edward Hunt, F.R.I.B.A., of the firm of Messrs. William and Edward Hunt, FF.R.I.B.A., and Mr. G. Leonard Elkington, A.R.I.B.A., of the firm of Messrs. Geo. Elkington and Sons, to prepare separate lay-out plans of the scheme for the proposed Municipal Buildings adjacent to Wandsworth Town Hall.
Proposed Sacristy, Southwark Cathedral.
A scheme for providing Southwark Cathedral with a sacristy is under consideration. It is proposed that the extension be erected on a small piece of land at the north-east comer of the Cathedral or on the top of the present vestries. Plans for the scheme have not yet been prepared.
Waterloo Bridge: Widening Approved.
On Tuesday, the London County Council decided to take immediate steps to reconstruct Waterloo Bridge and widen its roadway to 35 ft., without decreasing the width of the footpaths. The cost is £946,000, of which the Ministry of Transport will provide 75 per cent. Mr. Frederick Palmer, of Messrs. Rendel, Palmer & Tritton, was appointed engineer for the scheme rt a fee of 5 per cent, on the cost of the works. Sir Percy Simmons stated that the Charing Cross
Bridge scheme would render it necessary to demolish the “ Old Vic.” This fact was not known when the “ Old Vic.” was rebuilt.
The British Commercial Gas Association.
Mr. Frank Harding Jones, M.Inst.C.E., the new president of the British Commercial Gas Association, which is holding its eighteenth annual conference at Eastbourne, from October 28 to October 30, represents the third generation of his family which has held prominent position in the gas industry. He is an engineer of wide experience, apart from his work in the industry. He was educated at Rugby, later becoming an articled pupil and afterwards an assistant to the late Sir John Wolfe Barry. Under Sir John Barry he worked on the Tower Bridge, and the underground railway in Glasgow. In 1896, Mr. Jones became a partner with his father, the late Mr. Henry E. Jones, past-president of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Since that date Mr. Frank Jones has spent all his time in organising and managing gas and water companies. He is chairman of the Eastbourne Gas Company, and of the Wandsworth, Wimbledon and Epsom District Gas Company, the two undertakings wEo are joint hosts of the Eastbourne Conference.
English Hospital Planning.
The authoritative taper on “English Hospital Planning,” which was read before the R.I.B.A. on May 27 by Mr. H. Percy Adams,
F. R.I.B.A., has now been published in pamphlet form, and can be purchased at the offices of the R.I.B.A. (4s.). The pamphlet contains 108 plans of various hospitals in the text.
New Wireless Station, Slaithwaite.
A new Northern Regional Wireless Station is to be erected at Moorside Edge for the British Broadcasting Corporation. The scheme has been designed under the direction of the civil engineering staff at Savoy Hill, W.C.2. The contractors are Messrs. AngloScottish Construction Co., Ltd., of 68, Victoria-street, S.W.l.
Proposed Grammar School, Wyggeston, Leicester.
Quantities are now being prepared for new premises to be erected for the Wyggeston Grammar School for boys. The first portion of the scheme provides for the erection of an assembly hall. The architect is Mr. James Miller, A.R.S.A., F.R.I.B.A., of 15, Blythswood-square, Glasgow.
COMPETITION NEWS
Mooted Competition for Shops, Stratford-on
Avon.
Stratford-on-Avon Borough Council has referred to a General Purposes Committee the suggestion that the development of Council property at 44, Wood-street, be thrown open to competition among architects.
Reconstruction of White Rock Baths, Hastings.
Experienced reinforced concrete engineers desirous of submitting competitive designs and tenders in connection with this scheme are requested to submit their names to Mr. Sidney Little, A.M.Inst.C.E., Borough and Water Engineer’s Office, 37, Wellingtonsquare, Hastings, when the necessary documents will be forwarded on receipt of a deposit of ten guineas, if such deposit is required.
A Wedgwood Vase Competition.
Designs in competition are invited for a Wedgwood vase, to be made in commemoration of the bicentenary of the birth of Josiali Wedgwood, which will be celebrated in 1930. The jury consists of Mr. Philip Connard, R.A., Mr. W. Reid Dick. A.R.A., Mr. H. S. Goodhart-Rendel, F.R.I.B.A., Mr. Frank H. Wedgwood, and prizes of £100, £50 andi £25 are offered. Prize-winners will be given
facilities for any artistic supervision of the work they wish to exercise. Competitors are invited to visit the Wedgwood Works at Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, in order to see the processes of manufacture. All designs received will be publicly exhibited with the names of the designers. The vase is intended as a centrepiece, and may be either a simple vessel decorated in relief and colour, or an architectural composition embodying ornamental adjuncts in the round. It should not exceed 18 in. in height, though to this dimension not more than 6 in. may be added for a pedestal or plinth. The decoration is to be by means of ornament applied to a ground of contrasting colour, as is the custom in this manufacture. Details may be obtained from the Secretary, Messrs. Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, Ltd., Etruria, Stokeon-Trent. The competition closes on April 28 1930.
COMPETITIONS OPEN.
Branch Art Gallery, at CanParticulars
non Hill Park, Birmingpublished in Sending ham. for Corporation. Open Builder.” in date, to local architects. Mr. E. C. Bewlay, F.E.I.B.A., assessor. Premium, £100. Conditions from Mr. S. C. Kaines Smith, Keeper, Museum and Art Gallery,
Birmingham until Sept. 7... Aug. 30 Nov. 2 Façades of the new street
from Paragon Station to Beverley-road, Hull, for the Corporation. Sir R. BlomKeld, assessor. Premiums, £750, £350, and £150. Conditions from J. R. Howard Roberts, Town Clerk, Guildhall,
Hull. Dep. £1 Is.............. Sept. 6 Nov. 30 Town Hall and Municipal Offices, on site at Buccleuch-street, Dumfries, for T.C. Sir George Washington Browne, P.R.S.A , assessor. Premiums : £300, £200. £100. R. A. Grierson, Town Clerk, Town Hall, Dumfries.
Dep. £2 2s.............................. Aug. 23 Dec. 7 Designs for “ Pavilion of Light,” at Olympia, offered by G.E.C. and Daily Mail. £1,000 in prizes for architects, artists and contractors. Sir E. Lutyens, Sir Duncan Watson. Messrs. P. Connard. Oliver Bernard, D. G. Tanner and G. G. Wornum, assessors. Apply, Electrical Comp., Daily Mail, Carmelite House. E.C.4
before October 25 ............. Oct. 18 Dec. 14 Designs for labour saving houses, to cost £750, £850, and £1,000. Successful architect to plan co-operative building scheme. Any designs submitted that are used to be paid usual fees and emoluments. C. E. Oxley, Secretary, B.C.S. Housing Scheme, Chaddesdon Park-road,
Derby. Dep. £2 2s............. Aug. 16 Municipal pavilion and re
freshment rooms, etc., on site of old Waterloo Hotel, for Aberystwyth T.C. Mr. Arthur Thornely,
F. R.I.B.A., assessor. Premiums £100, £70, £30.
Mr. T. J. Samuel, Clerk, 1930 Town Hall. Dep. £2 2s.... Sept. 27 Jan. 1
Municipal Buildings, Assem
bly Hall and Law Courts in Victoria Park. Swansea, for the Corporation. Premiums: £750, £500. £300. £200. Assessor: Mr. H. V. Ashley, F.R.I.B.A. Mr H. L. Lang-Coath, Town
Clerk, Guildhall. Dep.
£2 2s......................................... .Inly 5 Jan. 19 Designs for Anzac Memorial,
for the Trustees, to be erected at a cost of £75,000 in Sydney, N.S.W. Conditions from AgentGeneral for N.S.W., Australia House. W.C.2. Copies
also at R.I.B.A................. Ang. 30 Jan. 24 New Police and Fire Stations in Manchesfer-rd.. for Accrington T.C. Mr. H. J. Rowse. F.R.I.B.A.. assessor. Premiums of £250. £150 and £100. Town Clerk. Accrington. Dep
£2 2s......................................... Oct. 4 Feb. 29
Professional Announcement.
We are informed that the business of Messrs. Lorimer & Matthew will continue to be carried on by Mr. Matthew, under the same firm’s name, at 17, Great Stuart-street, Edinburgh.
A.A. Holiday Sketches.
The annual exhibition of members holiday sketches, etc., will be held at the Architectural Association’s premises, from October 28 to November 23, 1929.
Mr. Ernest Fetch’s Estate.
Mr. Ernest Edward Fetch (63), of 5, Broom-road, Teddington, Middlesex. A.R.I.B.A., left £13.988.
A Surveyor’s Estate.
Mr. Charles Horace Green, of Newlands, 30, KenLroad, Oak Dale, Harrogate, surveyor, ,£39,854.
Chartered Surveyors and the Building Congress.
Mr. C. H. Bedells, President of the Surveyors’ Institution, and Mr. J. E. Drower, C.B.E., chartered surveyor, are to represent their Institution at the Fifth International Congress of Building and Public Works, to be held in London in May of next year.
Clacton’s New Council Offices.
The foundation stone of the new Urban Council Offices, to be erected in Station-road, Clacton, was laid on Wednesday by Mr. William Whitelaw, chairman of the directors of the L.N.E.R. The new building will incorporate the Council Offices, Town Hall, and Public Library, and will cost approximately £60,000. The architect is Sir Brumwell Thomas.
Proposed New Film Studios, Southern
Counties.
The British Filmcraft Productions, Ltd., of 92, Imperial House, Regent-street, W.l, propose to erect a large new film studio for the production of “ sound ” films. The British Lion Film Corporation, Ltd., of Beaconsfield, propose to erect an entirely new studio for the production of “ sound films. The plans for both these schemes are in the hands of Messrs. C. W. Glover & Partners, of Abbey House, Victoria-street, S.W.l. It is also learnt that a small syndicate has been formed for the erection of film studios, to be known as the “ Wessex Studio.” The promoter of the scheme is Mr. Bertram R. Yorke, of 220, Christchurch-road, Bournemouth. Plans will shortly be considered.
New Municipal Buildings, Wandsworth.
We learn that the Borough Council have decided to retain Mr. Edward Hunt, F.R.I.B.A., of the firm of Messrs. William and Edward Hunt, FF.R.I.B.A., and Mr. G. Leonard Elkington, A.R.I.B.A., of the firm of Messrs. Geo. Elkington and Sons, to prepare separate lay-out plans of the scheme for the proposed Municipal Buildings adjacent to Wandsworth Town Hall.
Proposed Sacristy, Southwark Cathedral.
A scheme for providing Southwark Cathedral with a sacristy is under consideration. It is proposed that the extension be erected on a small piece of land at the north-east comer of the Cathedral or on the top of the present vestries. Plans for the scheme have not yet been prepared.
Waterloo Bridge: Widening Approved.
On Tuesday, the London County Council decided to take immediate steps to reconstruct Waterloo Bridge and widen its roadway to 35 ft., without decreasing the width of the footpaths. The cost is £946,000, of which the Ministry of Transport will provide 75 per cent. Mr. Frederick Palmer, of Messrs. Rendel, Palmer & Tritton, was appointed engineer for the scheme rt a fee of 5 per cent, on the cost of the works. Sir Percy Simmons stated that the Charing Cross
Bridge scheme would render it necessary to demolish the “ Old Vic.” This fact was not known when the “ Old Vic.” was rebuilt.
The British Commercial Gas Association.
Mr. Frank Harding Jones, M.Inst.C.E., the new president of the British Commercial Gas Association, which is holding its eighteenth annual conference at Eastbourne, from October 28 to October 30, represents the third generation of his family which has held prominent position in the gas industry. He is an engineer of wide experience, apart from his work in the industry. He was educated at Rugby, later becoming an articled pupil and afterwards an assistant to the late Sir John Wolfe Barry. Under Sir John Barry he worked on the Tower Bridge, and the underground railway in Glasgow. In 1896, Mr. Jones became a partner with his father, the late Mr. Henry E. Jones, past-president of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Since that date Mr. Frank Jones has spent all his time in organising and managing gas and water companies. He is chairman of the Eastbourne Gas Company, and of the Wandsworth, Wimbledon and Epsom District Gas Company, the two undertakings wEo are joint hosts of the Eastbourne Conference.
English Hospital Planning.
The authoritative taper on “English Hospital Planning,” which was read before the R.I.B.A. on May 27 by Mr. H. Percy Adams,
F. R.I.B.A., has now been published in pamphlet form, and can be purchased at the offices of the R.I.B.A. (4s.). The pamphlet contains 108 plans of various hospitals in the text.
New Wireless Station, Slaithwaite.
A new Northern Regional Wireless Station is to be erected at Moorside Edge for the British Broadcasting Corporation. The scheme has been designed under the direction of the civil engineering staff at Savoy Hill, W.C.2. The contractors are Messrs. AngloScottish Construction Co., Ltd., of 68, Victoria-street, S.W.l.
Proposed Grammar School, Wyggeston, Leicester.
Quantities are now being prepared for new premises to be erected for the Wyggeston Grammar School for boys. The first portion of the scheme provides for the erection of an assembly hall. The architect is Mr. James Miller, A.R.S.A., F.R.I.B.A., of 15, Blythswood-square, Glasgow.
COMPETITION NEWS
Mooted Competition for Shops, Stratford-on
Avon.
Stratford-on-Avon Borough Council has referred to a General Purposes Committee the suggestion that the development of Council property at 44, Wood-street, be thrown open to competition among architects.
Reconstruction of White Rock Baths, Hastings.
Experienced reinforced concrete engineers desirous of submitting competitive designs and tenders in connection with this scheme are requested to submit their names to Mr. Sidney Little, A.M.Inst.C.E., Borough and Water Engineer’s Office, 37, Wellingtonsquare, Hastings, when the necessary documents will be forwarded on receipt of a deposit of ten guineas, if such deposit is required.
A Wedgwood Vase Competition.
Designs in competition are invited for a Wedgwood vase, to be made in commemoration of the bicentenary of the birth of Josiali Wedgwood, which will be celebrated in 1930. The jury consists of Mr. Philip Connard, R.A., Mr. W. Reid Dick. A.R.A., Mr. H. S. Goodhart-Rendel, F.R.I.B.A., Mr. Frank H. Wedgwood, and prizes of £100, £50 andi £25 are offered. Prize-winners will be given
facilities for any artistic supervision of the work they wish to exercise. Competitors are invited to visit the Wedgwood Works at Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, in order to see the processes of manufacture. All designs received will be publicly exhibited with the names of the designers. The vase is intended as a centrepiece, and may be either a simple vessel decorated in relief and colour, or an architectural composition embodying ornamental adjuncts in the round. It should not exceed 18 in. in height, though to this dimension not more than 6 in. may be added for a pedestal or plinth. The decoration is to be by means of ornament applied to a ground of contrasting colour, as is the custom in this manufacture. Details may be obtained from the Secretary, Messrs. Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, Ltd., Etruria, Stokeon-Trent. The competition closes on April 28 1930.
COMPETITIONS OPEN.
Branch Art Gallery, at CanParticulars
non Hill Park, Birmingpublished in Sending ham. for Corporation. Open Builder.” in date, to local architects. Mr. E. C. Bewlay, F.E.I.B.A., assessor. Premium, £100. Conditions from Mr. S. C. Kaines Smith, Keeper, Museum and Art Gallery,
Birmingham until Sept. 7... Aug. 30 Nov. 2 Façades of the new street
from Paragon Station to Beverley-road, Hull, for the Corporation. Sir R. BlomKeld, assessor. Premiums, £750, £350, and £150. Conditions from J. R. Howard Roberts, Town Clerk, Guildhall,
Hull. Dep. £1 Is.............. Sept. 6 Nov. 30 Town Hall and Municipal Offices, on site at Buccleuch-street, Dumfries, for T.C. Sir George Washington Browne, P.R.S.A , assessor. Premiums : £300, £200. £100. R. A. Grierson, Town Clerk, Town Hall, Dumfries.
Dep. £2 2s.............................. Aug. 23 Dec. 7 Designs for “ Pavilion of Light,” at Olympia, offered by G.E.C. and Daily Mail. £1,000 in prizes for architects, artists and contractors. Sir E. Lutyens, Sir Duncan Watson. Messrs. P. Connard. Oliver Bernard, D. G. Tanner and G. G. Wornum, assessors. Apply, Electrical Comp., Daily Mail, Carmelite House. E.C.4
before October 25 ............. Oct. 18 Dec. 14 Designs for labour saving houses, to cost £750, £850, and £1,000. Successful architect to plan co-operative building scheme. Any designs submitted that are used to be paid usual fees and emoluments. C. E. Oxley, Secretary, B.C.S. Housing Scheme, Chaddesdon Park-road,
Derby. Dep. £2 2s............. Aug. 16 Municipal pavilion and re
freshment rooms, etc., on site of old Waterloo Hotel, for Aberystwyth T.C. Mr. Arthur Thornely,
F. R.I.B.A., assessor. Premiums £100, £70, £30.
Mr. T. J. Samuel, Clerk, 1930 Town Hall. Dep. £2 2s.... Sept. 27 Jan. 1
Municipal Buildings, Assem
bly Hall and Law Courts in Victoria Park. Swansea, for the Corporation. Premiums: £750, £500. £300. £200. Assessor: Mr. H. V. Ashley, F.R.I.B.A. Mr H. L. Lang-Coath, Town
Clerk, Guildhall. Dep.
£2 2s......................................... .Inly 5 Jan. 19 Designs for Anzac Memorial,
for the Trustees, to be erected at a cost of £75,000 in Sydney, N.S.W. Conditions from AgentGeneral for N.S.W., Australia House. W.C.2. Copies
also at R.I.B.A................. Ang. 30 Jan. 24 New Police and Fire Stations in Manchesfer-rd.. for Accrington T.C. Mr. H. J. Rowse. F.R.I.B.A.. assessor. Premiums of £250. £150 and £100. Town Clerk. Accrington. Dep
£2 2s......................................... Oct. 4 Feb. 29