Architecture And Archæloogy.

ARCHITECTURE AND ARCH ? LOOGY .

THE SCHOOL FOR THE INFANT DEAF AND DUMB , MANCHESTER . The foundation-stone of which was laid on the Sth of August , 1859 , ivas opened with due ceremony , on " Wednesday week . The situation is at Old Trafford , adjoining the Botanic

Gardens , in thc rear of the main institution , abutting beyond the loft wing , so that the front of the edifice is visible from the road , forming a detached addition , connected by a covered way . Tho sturcture is assimilated in the exterior , as nearl y as possible to the Tudor style , of the time of Henry VIII ., which was adopted for the main building . The facade is of " summit" stonesimplesubstantialand

, , , plain . It covers an area of 577 yards , although , from the form of the site , a frontage of 60 feet onfy could be obtained . It comprises sheltered play-grounds , in the lower story , over which is a school-room 40 ft . by 25 ft . ; dining-hall , 29 ft . by 20 ft ; boys' dormitory , 40 ft by 25 ft ; girls ' dormitory , 48 ft . Gin . by 20 ft . ; sick ward , lavatories , committee-room , nurse ' s-rooms ( divided from the infants by a

glass partition ) , apartments for the housekeeper , domestic servants , & o . The principal rooms arc upon piers , as recommended in hospital construction ; the staircases are fireproof , and especial attention has been paid to ventilation —the dormitories ( with open-timbered roof ) , giving 800 cubic feet of space to each bed . The dining-hafl and schoolroom have low hot-water circulationin addition to

pressure , fireplaces and dwarf wainscoating ; in the latter room the panels are formed of slate , upon ivhich the children are taught their lessons , The Avails are of seconds brick painted in the dining-hall and school-room , and limewashed in the dormitories . The ivoodwork ( including exposed carpentry , beams , joists , bridging , spars , boarding , and principals ) is of pine , stained and varnished .

G-ENEEAL ARCHITECTURAL INTELLIGENCE . The chief stone of thc Church of St . Michael , Brighton , situate in the Montpelier Road , opposite the Temple , has been laid by the Vicar . The founders of this church are two ladies , ivho haA * c contributed £ -1-500 . Thc edifice is of brick , ancl will have 550 sittings , 350 free . The site cost the sum of £ 1250 .

The chancel of the noiv Church of St . Mark , AVrcxham , has fately been decorated in polychrome . The prevailing tone is murrey . Thc central panel over the altar , on a light green ground , presents the sacramental emblems , the corn ancl vine , in a cruciform arrangement , encircling a white cross , interlaced ivith the sacred monogram , on a crimson grounddiapered in gold . On the riht of thc central panel

, g are tho Creed and the Lord ' s Prayer ; on the left thc two tables of thc Laiv in old church text , emblazoned in gold and colours , and surrounded by borders . Above these in gold medallions , are tho emblems of the four evangelists in panels , which contain also representations of the lily , surrounded by a border of light grey . The church of Ashby Magna , near Lutterworth , has been

restored ancl rc-opened . In tho present year a public subscription , amounting to something like £ 400 , having been raised , it was determined to restore the church as far as thc funds would allow . Thc ivindoAvs on the south side have been altered , and a now one inserted in the place of the southern porch . Thc gallery has also been taken down , and open deal A-arnished seats have been substituted for thc

pews . Tho church ivill now * accommodate nearly 300 persons . Something has also been done to the walls , columns , and arches , thc ivhitcwash having been scraped off , and the original stonework exposed to view . A carved pulpit of Bath-stone has been erected , and a font of similar design , together ivith a neiv vestry adjoining thc chancel . The work of church restorationnow so busilcarried

, y on in Derbyshire , has been brought to its completion as far as Horsley is concerned . The old church , dedicated to St . Clement , has undergone a thorough renovation , and been formerl y rc-opened for Divine worship . The total cost of renovation lias been about £ 2000 . The vicar has been engaged in carrying out the architectural details . The principal portion of the cost of the work has been defrayed

by Miss Eliza Sitwell and other members of the Sitwell family . The neiv church recently erected at Nordon , near Rochdale , has been opened for Divine service . The church is a plain structure , with a spire , a nave , and and a north aisle separated from the nave by arches . The seats are open

stalls , and Avill accommodate 600 people . The cost has been between £ 2000 and £ 3000 . Mr . Shaw , of Sadclleworth , was the architect . A small stained glass ivindow , at the north end of the church , in ivhich are inserted the names of the chief promoters of the midertaking ivas presented by him . The neiv cattle-market for Dartfordhas just been completed

, and opened for business . Mr . Bray the landlord of the Bull , obtained plans from his father , ivhich were submitted to a committee ,- and , being approved by them , the works ivere accordingly determined upon . The new building ivill accommodate about 300 oxen and 1500 sheep . The market is so arranged that the beasts are placed round , the sheep being in the centre in iron pens , constructed by Mr .

Hoive , agricultural implement maker . The total cost ofthe erection was oi * er £ 600 . The south aisle of St . MattheAv ' s Church , Ipswich , was , at tho commencement of the prresent year , extended as far as the east end of the chancel , and the latter restored and benched , the new part being also filled with open seats . The old part of the church is of a Late Perpendicular dateand

, thc additions are carried out in the same style . The roof of the new part of the south aisles is of a low pitch , with moulded tie-beams , supported by corbels carried by angels . Pierced tracery fills in the space above the tie-beams , and carved bosses are placed at the intersection of the

intermediate timbers . The mouldings are ornamented throughout with four-lcavcd pateras and other carving . More funds ivere collected than required for these ivorks , and it has now been decided to bench the nai * e and north aisle with squareheaded benches , and to build a new south porch . The total cost ofthe works will , amount to between £ 1 , 100 and £ 1 , 200 , and the increased accommodation will exceed 200 sittings .

The new market-place at Midsomer-Norton , has been opened , and a monthly market inaugurated . The market-house , Avhich has been erected in the centre of the town , has two fronts , one towards " the Island , " and thc other towards the road to Stratton . It is Italian in character , and built ofthe yellow lias stone of the neighbourhood , ivith freestone dressings , and band courses of Pennant stone . The doors

ancl windows have arched heads ; the upper windows being in ranges , and supported by freestone columns , with carA'od capitals . The market-place occupies thc whole of the groundfloor ; and a public-room , committee-room , and clerk ' s office , are , on tho first floor over it . A separate entrance on thc Stratton-strcet side leads , by a flight of stone steps , to tho public-room , ivhich is calculated to accommodate about 300

persons . It has a coved ceiling . Rapid progress is being made with extensive additions to Salford Town-hall , but in the roar of the building . There will be a frontage of more than 200 ft . to AVest Market-street , of two stories high . Outside , the building will be plain : inside , some care ivill be bestowed on decoration . The neiv building ivill provide offices for tho town-clerk , the surveyor , committee-rooms , largo room for the Court of Record , with retiring-rooms , & e ., and a new council chamber , 52 ft . by 28 ft , and about 22 ft . high .

The foundation-stone of the new Corn Exchange , in Albertstreet , Derby , has been laid by thc mayor . The now building ivill stand about fifty yards from the Royal Hotel , in Albert-street at the conjunction of Albert-street , with Princess street , having its greatest frontage in Albert-street , leading to the Morledge . At the junction of the two streets is thc principal entrance . Thc ground plan consists of a circular three

vestibule , 26 ft . in diameter in the dear , having large entrances from thc two streets already named , and all verging to one centre . From tho central vestibule are entered the various offices ; the telegraph-office , ante or cloak-rooms , tho large concert-room , and the principal staircase to the rooms above . On the Albert-street frontage , owing to an irregularity in the site , various offices are obtained , together with cloak-rooms and entrances to the largo hall . A private entrance for reserved seats is also obtained , having c ' . oak-