. The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette. Architecture; Civil engineering; Science. THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT'S JOURNAL. 105 stale, the proRress made is siiSicientto lead us to hope that this new church when conipleled will be an addilional proof of the advancs made ia the knowledge of Christian architecture during the last few 169 feet. 61 „ 92 „ 34 ,. 37 „ 65 „ 200 South Haciney New Church. The plan of the building shows a nave, transepts and chancel, and a western tower. The archway of the entrance in the tower is aeren ftet in liept
. The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette. Architecture; Civil engineering; Science. THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT'S JOURNAL. 105 stale, the proRress made is siiSicientto lead us to hope that this new church when conipleled will be an addilional proof of the advancs made ia the knowledge of Christian architecture during the last few 169 feet. 61 „ 92 „ 34 ,. 37 „ 65 „ 200 South Haciney New Church. The plan of the building shows a nave, transepts and chancel, and a western tower. The archway of the entrance in the tower is aeren ftet in liepth,—a gratifying contrast to the miserably shallow doorways of some •f our recent churches. The following will be the principal dimensions of «ii4S Church when completed :— Length from east to west internally Width of nave and aisles Length from north to south in the transepts Width of the transepts Heishl internally to the top of the walls . Height to apex of the roof Height of tower and spire Unlike the churches which we had occasion to notice last month.'thised fiee will ha\e north and south windows in the aisles, and will not be lighted by a clerestory exclusively. We should however like to have seen more light admitted from the lower, and less from the upper, windows. It is not necessary to repeat what we have already insisted upon, that to let in a euod of light near the roof is to admit it lo the grea est disadvantage as regards picturesque effect. The roofs ought to appear dim, shadowy and ftbscure—especially in a church of the early style here chosen; it was not imtil the decline of art in the Perpendicular period that the upper parts of •hurches were brilliantly illuminated. No criticism is complete without it delect some faults, we roust there- fore endeavour to find some, though we confess that our feeling in favour of the general merits of Mr. HakewiU's design renders the task somewhat difficult. The tower is perhaps too much cut up into parts by
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