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Bath, and a Refreshment room adjoining the same. There
are ample means of ingress and exit at each end to this
Bath both on the Ground Floor and Gallery Floor, important
with reference to its use for Public Entertainments.
The elevation towards Harvey Road is simple and inexpensive
and being kept low would avoid any risk of interference
with adjacent lights.
The elevation to Artichoke Row is, in my opinion,
good and effective though perhaps susceptible of some little
improvement. It is marked by a lofty tower which I
venture to think might be omitted without disadvantage
The authors state that their reason for adding it is that the
building is so set back from any important thoroughfare,
that they thought it might be desirable to mark the building
as a public one from some distance.
Messrs. Spalding & Cross estimate their design at
£23,822, and this includes a sum of £5,750 for Engineering
Work of all sorts, and leaves £18,072 for the buildings at
the rate of 4½d. per cube foot, for which they express themselves
confident of obtaining a tender from a responsible
contractor.
I append a tabular statement of accommodation and
Estimates with the cube contents of each design, and the
rate per cube foot at which they are estimated.
I have the honour to remain, Gentlemen,
Your faithful servant,
Charles Barry.