Architecture And Archæology.

each sex , the dimensions of either being 30 ft . by 17 ffc ., and adjoining those are class-rooms . The portions dedicated to educational jmrposes form the wings , the centre of the erection being fche teacher ' s residence . The roofs are of high pitch , and are to be covered with slate and ridge tile of a geometrical character . The materials used are flint with blue mortar , and red and black bricks , with Bath stone window

( in the Gothic stylo ) , copings , corbels , & c . The open timber of the roof in the schoolrooms , & c , arc to be stained oak colour . The cost will be somewhat under £ 1 , 000 . The foundation stone of New National Schools & c , has 'been laid at Kirkburn , Driffield . The buildings will cost about £ 800 , of which £ 200 will be contributed by Sir Tatton Sykesthe lord of the manor ; £ 50 bArchdeacon Long ;

, y £ 305 by the Committee of Council of Education , and the remainder will bo raised by the landowners and parishioners . Tho first stone of tho Kirkdale Industrial Bagged Schools ¦ and Church has been laid by the Earl of Derby . The exterior fronts of the building arc to be plain brick and stone . The basement floor is planned for a cooking kitchen , which can ho used for a soup kitchen during tho winter months .

Adjoining this kitchen is a flagged cellar , intended as a playroom during wet weather , or " for workshops when required . The main cnterance to tho ground floor is from Major-street , to a schoolroom 80 ft . long , 25 ft . frm . wide , and 18 ffc . high ; intended also to be used as a free church for tho poor of " the district . From this room there is a class-room , large workshop and storeroom , covered lavatories , urinals , & c , and a

large play-yard . The upper floor , ivhich corresponds with the ground-floor , and which has also a separate entrance from Major-street , is intended for girls' schoolroom , classroom , printing-shop , and large workshop . The buildings and yard walls occupy an area of about 1 , 300 square yards , and as ifc is intended to erect them in as plain a manner as possible , tho estimate for the same , exclusive " of land and

general fittings , will not exceed £ 2 , 000 . Ifc is proposed to erect a Congregational chapel and schools in AVcllhigton-road , Bow-road , Bromley , Middlesex . The . style is to be Decorated Gothic , in white " Suffolk bricks , and Bath-stone dressings , and coloured arches . Tho chapel will acccommodate 780 adults , with galleries . There will bo a tower and spire afc the north end of tho cast aisle . The first stone of the now church of St . Jamesat Hope

, , near Eccles , has been laid . Tho new church is intended to accommodate 0-10 persons , and . is , in total length , 132 ft . ; breadth , 57 ft . ; and height , 48 ft . The style is Gothic of the thirteenth century . The plan consists of a chancel and a nave , with clerestoiy , and north and south aisles , divided from tho navo by a double row of seven arches , deeply recessed on circular pillars . The chancel is one quarter the

length of the whole , having the desk and pulpit on either ¦ side of its arch . It is flanked by an organ chamber , and by the vestry on the north and south sides , and raising three steps from the nave , terminates with a case window " of five lights . The front is at the north-west door . Tho chief feature of the building will be a tower and spire , 160 ft . high , disengaged from the church , except at tho

base , where ifc is joined to the north porch . The roofs of the church aro open , with the rafters exposed ; and the ceilingis of wood , covered with slates in alternate courses of blue and red . The main walls are Yorkshire picrrepoint , with dressings from the Storton quarries , Cheshire . The chief stone of the place of worship noiv in course of erection for Dr . BrindlcyiiiLowcr Ccoch-s : reefBirmingham

, . , has been laid by Sir J . Eatcliff . Tbo building will be 86 ft . by OOI ' t . ; and , by arranging the pews in the ' fashion of an ¦ ¦ amp hitheatre , space will be obtained for 1 , 000 persons . Tlio -plan includes schoolrooms , arranged under flic raised scats , and there will also be a vestry . " Tim cost will be about £ 1 , 3-1-0 .

The parish , church of Bilbroagh , the last resting p lace of Thomas , Lord Fairfax , the Parliamentarian , has " been reopened , after a renewal of inner fittings and furniture . The old pews have been replaced by stalls ' An oaken pulpit and lectern replace , in situations , the former pulpit and readingdesk . The total cost will bo about £ 200 , to be defrayed wholl y hy subscription . A correspondent informs tho LSiii / lisli Chiirrliman , that three now churches arc to bo buiifc iii the parish of

Tyneham , who was a partner in the Oldbury Alkali AVorks , and represents tho entombment , resurrection , and ascension of our Lord . The window is erected by Mr . Chance ' s family and tlie inhabitants of Oldbury . The ten clerestory windows have boon similarly dedicated by Mr . Dugdale Houghton , of Birmingham , to the memory of his father , and represents tho four Evangelists , together with , orther designs . _ Chroniclethat

AVe stated some time ago ( says the Gloucester ) the Dean and Chapter contemplated the restoration of the magnificent cast window of tho cathedral , and with that view had obtained designs from several of the most eminent manufacturers of stained glass . The designs were exhibited afc the cathedral , and natural ]} " excited considerable interest . AVe now learn , however , that the intention of carrying out

cither of those plans has been abandoned , wc believe at the suggestion of the savans , who lately visited this city , ancl who ' stated that the window contained one of the largest collection of ancient glass to be found . A scaffolding has been erected , and tho window will bo repaired , the old glass being preserved in its present state . Tho Lieutenant Slade ' ift of stained lass for

-Governor s g g the Sfc . Peter-Port Church , Guernsey , " has been inserted in tho oriel of the south , transept . The subject is the Lamb , surrounded by six angels , and by the twelve apostles seated on thrones .

mouth , Durham , in addition to the three already existing so that the parish will comprise six incumbencies , The five new parishes will bo endowed with £ 200 per annum each . To carry out this plan , tho Duke of Northumberland contributes the sum of £ 30 , 000 . The Ecclesiastical Commissioners will make a gi-anfc of similar amount . A window to the memory of the late Colonel Humbley ,

has been erected at the west end of the church of St . Mary ' s , Eynesbury . The window consists of three lights , with a figure of a Scriptural personage in each ; and below each figure is portrayed an incident in tho life of the person represented above . The figures represent David , Joshua , and Cornelius . Under the figure of David , is David slaying Goliath . Under that of Joshua , is represented an angel

delivering his commission to that leader . Under the figure of Cornelius , appears an angel speaking to the centurion . In tho tracery , above the figures , arc the three emblems of the Christian faith—the Shield of Faith , the Helmet of Salvation , and the Sword of the Spirit , each borne by an angel . This is the third memorial to this officer , which appears in this church . Tlie parish church of Oldbury , has had several memorial windows lately erected . The large east window is dedicated to the memory of the late Mr . William Chance , of

Birming-A School-chapel has been lately erected at Crampmoor , m the parish of Eomsoy , Hants . The building is used as a school during the week , and for church-service on Sundays ; and tho school-mistress occupies rooms on the south side . The external walls arc built of brickwork , llin . in thickness , and hollow . The floors arc boarded . Tho roofs are covered ivith plain tiles . There is a bell-turret , of wood . The nave is 27 ft . by 16 ft . ; the chancel 10 ft . by 9 ft . ; porch , 5 ft . by 4 ft .

, The living-rooms ( two , and a scullery ) are plastered , and fitted with range and iron chimncypieces . The cost of tho whole , including frames , scats , and lectern in the chapel , and a well in the garden , ivas about £ 225 . A very beautiful window has just been completed by Messrs . Warrington , of Hy de-park AVorks , as a memorial of FeliciaHcmansto be erected bsubscription in the Church

, y of Sfc . Anne , Dublin , in which the remains of Mrs . Hcmans rest . The architectural features of the window comprehend two principal lights with , a bold circle , and two curved spandriJs above them . In each light two groups in panels appear between as many smaller medallions . The subjects of the four groups ( selected by the committee of the subscribers ) are : —Miriam singing her song of triumph ; the

presentation of the youthful Samuel by his mother ; Deborah , judging Israel , seated beneath her palm-tree ; and the ' Salutation of tbe Virgin by Elizabeth . The upper circle contains a fifth group , " representing another Alary , seated afc tbe Saviour ' s feet , and receiving from His lips the assurance that she had " chosen the good part which should not be taken away from her . " The figures are all carefully drawn .