The Architectural magazine . length of the build-ings, from Hunger-ford Street to theriver front, is 475 in.; and the widthis 126 ft. It may beproper to notice here,as one of the pointsof great public im-provement connectedwith this market, that,for the narrow andinconvenient passagefrom the Adelphi intoHungerford Market,which was formerlya great thorough-fare, a spacious andlofty arcade has beensubstituted, in a linewith the centre ofDuke Street. Thisarcade was also erect-ed by the marketcompany, and pre-sents a handsomefa9ade towards theAdelphi, which pro-perly indicates theapproach to
The Architectural magazine . length of the build-ings, from Hunger-ford Street to theriver front, is 475 in.; and the widthis 126 ft. It may beproper to notice here,as one of the pointsof great public im-provement connectedwith this market, that,for the narrow andinconvenient passagefrom the Adelphi intoHungerford Market,which was formerlya great thorough-fare, a spacious andlofty arcade has beensubstituted, in a linewith the centre ofDuke Street. Thisarcade was also erect-ed by the marketcompany, and pre-sents a handsomefa9ade towards theAdelphi, which pro-perly indicates theapproach to a grandpubHc edifice. When we considerthe peculiarity of thesite of this building,in regard to the formand declivity of theground, and how verysuitable it is for thepurposes it is intendedto serve; when weadd to this the roomyand convenient divi-sions of the market ;the absence of anglesor corners, where onevender might be moreremote or in greater Hujigerford New Market. 61. obscurity than another;and last, though not least,the light, yet solid andsubstantial, the elegant,yet unassuming, appear-ance of the building; itmust be confessed thatthe architect, in com-posing the designs for ftstructure. has this structure, nas pro-fited much by his expe-rience in the erection ofCovent Garden point of grandeur andarchitectural effect, Hun-gerford Market certainlysurpasses that of CoventGarden ; and, even wereI bent on being critical,there is no part of theformer, as it regards thebuilding, that T could findfault with, unless it mightbe, that the stairs at theextremities of the por-ticoes appear to me toonarrow, and that, fromthe flues of the tavernsbeing in the externalwalls, I think heat mustbe lost, and there mustbe a risk of the chim-neys not drawing so wellas they otherwise mightdo. I also object to thefire-places in the barsbeinjT close to the en-trance doors. Hungerford Marketpossesses important ad-vantages, from the con-venience, cleanliness, and
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