. The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette. Architecture; Civil engineering; Science. 148 THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT'S JOURNAL. [Mat, patterns kept ready-made in cement for forwarding to all places for indiscriminate useâalike on the roofs of the low gate-lodgo and that of the lofty mansion. " The chimney-pieces which were constructed in the ancient build- ings are not less interesting examples of simple construction and bold design. Fig. 15 is one from a kitchen at Kilmallock Abbey, and selected as au example of bold and simple arrangement of commo
. The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette. Architecture; Civil engineering; Science. 148 THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT'S JOURNAL. [Mat, patterns kept ready-made in cement for forwarding to all places for indiscriminate useâalike on the roofs of the low gate-lodgo and that of the lofty mansion. " The chimney-pieces which were constructed in the ancient build- ings are not less interesting examples of simple construction and bold design. Fig. 15 is one from a kitchen at Kilmallock Abbey, and selected as au example of bold and simple arrangement of common materials. ' â ^^^ M " Fig. 16, from Kilmallock domestic edifices ; being of the ordinary limestone of the Fig. 16.âChiniDey. "The accompanying woodcut (Fig. 17), introduces us to another mode in which ancient builders applied stone different to what is attempted at the present day ; it represents a portion of an abbey tower in the county cf Mayo, constructed with the Moyne stone. The gable shown on the side of the tower is formed by an increase in thickness of the walling of about six inches, and on the outline of the gable a semi- circular channel is formed with carefully walled stone ; on this the ends of the slates rested, and instead of having lead, now usually employed, or plaster, to prevent the water from getting between the wall and the end of the abutting roof, the water was allowed to find its way into the channel, or gutter, which the slates or other covering overlapped â a mode of construction both ingenious and ; P. 135. "We should not so fre- quently meet with that re- prehensible system so com- mon at the present day, and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London : [William Laxton]
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