| 1839 - 508 pages
...her Majesty's Treasury, by Charles Barry, Esq., FRS and FGS, W. Smith, Eiq., DCL and FGS, and Mr. CH Smith, with reference to the selection of stone for...following recommendation :— " Having weighed, to the best of our judgment, the evidence in favour of the various building stones whicU have been brought... | |
| 1839 - 512 pages
...and FGS, W. Smith, Esq., DCL and FGS, and Mr. CH Smith, with reference to the selection of stone fur building the new Houses of Parliament, has resulted...with relation to the different varieties of stone iu this country, and also the various influences which affect the durability of edifices. It concludes... | |
| William Savage - 1841 - 836 pages
...to the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Woods, Forests, &c., in July 1839, as the result of an inquiry with reference to the selection of stone for building the new Houses of Parliament, it is stated the experiments relating to the cohesive strength of the stones, or their resistance to... | |
| James Phippen - 1844 - 410 pages
...celebrated Jack's Wood Spring. The quarry on this estate is of such repute, that it was one of those chosen with reference to the selection of stone for building the new Houses of Parliament. From the official report made on the occasion, which contains no notice of any other quarry of building... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1861 - 630 pages
...at the new palace at Westminster. Poor old John Bull has been bothered by Commissioners' " Reports, with Reference to the Selection of Stone for Building the new Houses of Parliament," having first been wheedled by arehitects into selecting a plan and estimate, the one modest in appearance,... | |
| Royal Institute of British Architects. Library - 1865 - 184 pages
...Review. Apology for the designs marked Phil Archimedes, and supplement, by "W. W. 2nd edit. ' 1836 Report with reference to the selection of stone for building the new Houses of Parliament. fo. 1839 Letter from (Sir) C. Barry, fo. 1839 Relative value of fresco and oil painting, • as applied... | |
| John Wesley Judd - 1875 - 366 pages
...Esquire, HT De la Bęche, Esquire, FRS and FGS, William Smith, Esquire, DCL and FGS, and Mr. Charles H Smith, with reference to the selection of stone for building the new Houses of Parliament" In this interesting work we 2nd a number of notices of some of the building stones quarried within... | |
| John Wesley Judd - 1875 - 370 pages
...Esquire, HT De la Beche, Esquire, FRS and FGS, William Smith, Esquire, DCL and FGS, and Mr. Charles H Smith, with reference to the selection of stone for building the new Houses of Parliament." In this interesting work we find a number of notices of some of the building stones quarried within... | |
| Horace Bolingbroke Woodward - 1876 - 518 pages
...twelve miles to one inch.] The Physical Geology and Geography of Great Britain. 3rd Edit. 1872. Report with reference to the Selection of Stone for Building the New Houses of Parliament. By CHAKLES BARRY, HT DE LA BECHE, WILLIAM SMITH, and CHARLES H. SMITH. Fol. 1839. SALTER, JW Catalogue... | |
| Museum of Practical Geology (Great Britain). Library, Thomas W. Newton - 1878 - 616 pages
...Exploration. Miscellaneous Reports. 8° 1872-74. Stone for Building. Report of Commission appointed with reference to the Selection of Stone for building the new Houses of Parliament. folio. London, 1839. United States. Anthracite and Bituminous Coal. 8° Washington, 1853. Boundary... | |
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