The Northern Architectural Association.

scales of charges . Of course , all regular professional architects acknowledge 5 per cent , as the proper charge for the general run of buildings , as churches , chapels , houses , and public buildings generally ; but in other buildings , as plain warehouses and mills , some charge 4 , some 3 , and some , highly respectable architects , charge only 2 s- per cent . Again , for taking out quantities , some charge

2 J , some 2 , some 14 , some 1 J , and some 1 per cent . " Again , in dividing the 5 per cent ., in case the work is not carried to completion by the architect , some divide it into five parts—1 for design ; 2 for contract , drawings , and specifications ; and 2 for superintendence . Some divide it into five , but apportion the parts differently , viz .: 1 for desi 3 for contract drawings ; and 1 for superintendence .

gn ; Some , again , divide into four part—1 J per cent , for design , 2 TT more for contract drawings and sjiecifications , and 1 J for superintendence . This is the mode we adopt , and I think the best . " One of the results of Mr . Pritchett's paper was the publication of tbe scale of charges lately noticed in the Building Neivs . It was also at a subsequent meeting resolved— " That the committeewith to add to their

, power number , be requested to correspond with other associations to ascertain the possibility of establishing an architectural alliance ; " and " That the committee be requested to prepare a circular to be sent to the promoters of all competitions advertised , the conditions of which are not satisfactory . "

It will be remembered that the circular addressed to the Institute and Association , and the Liverpool , Glasgow , Birmingham , and Edinburgh Societies on the question of the Alliance , elicited generally favourable replies , and we shall gladly hear that further steps are being taken in the matter . 'The object of the proposal , it may be repeated , is to establish an alliance or general association between the several

architectural bodies in the kingdom , so that when any question arises affecting the interests of the profession , such as a proposed legislative enactment , any important competition , or any growing evil , the views of the profession at large may , by such an organisation , be at once ascertained , and immediate action taken thereon . The Northern Association , in mooting the subjectdo not wish to inaugurate an

addi-, tional society , entailing expense and labour on ite members ; they merely wish to establish a bond of union amongst the several societies now existing , but totally isolated from each ¦ other .

General Architectural Intelligence.

GENERAL ARCHITECTURAL INTELLIGENCE .

A small Wesleyan chapel has been opened at Dawlish , South Devon . It is built with the local limestone ; roof open , of deal , stained and varnished , as likewise the fittings . The narrowness of the frontage necessitated tbe r shape . 'The pulpit is at the meeting of the arms . There is a gallery at the front end , with vestry under . The chief stone of a memorial church to the late Duke of

Sutherland , E . G ., has been laid in the district of St . George ' s ( formerly Pain ' s-lane ) , in Shropshire . Mr . Street , architect , was selected to make the plans of the church , which will be built iu the new portion of the present burial-ground ( and at the rear of the old church ) , which was given by the late Duke of Sutherland . The church is designed to accommodate 700 persons . It is to be rectangular in form , with a

chancel of 40 ft . by 20 ft . ; the nave with side aisles and clerestory , 90 ffc . by 501 t . At present a tower , about 40 ft . high , will be erected at one end ; but , if funds can be obtained , it is intended to raise upon it a spire , 150 ft . high . The style of the building will be Early English . The cost , without the spire , will be £ 4000 ; but , with that addition , about £ 5000 . On tbe south of the church , the tablet to

record the memory of the late Duke is to be placed . The church of St . Nicholas , Whitchurch , has been restored . The edifice , which is of Norman architecture , of the early part of the twelfth century , has been nearly rebuilt , at a cost of about £ 800 ; but no additional accommodation has been made , the church being already sufficient for the wants of the parish . The edifice was in a very dilapidated condition . The new Wesleyan chapel recently erected in

Vicarageroad , Farnworfch , Bolton , has been opened for Divine worship . The style of the building is Grecian , with a Corinthian interior , and the building is capable of seating upwards of 1200 persons . The church of St . Mary Bishojihill Junior , York , has been re-opened . In the interior of the church , the old square

pews , which were only capable of accommodating 180 persons , have been removed ; and , in accordance "with a plan by Messrs . Atkinson , architects , sittings have been obtained for 360 . A west window has been substituted for a doorway which led into the churchyard . The tower has been fitted with seats for the accommodation of children ; the floor gradually rising so as to command a view of the church .

The floor level has been raised 10 in ., and the rvhole concreted , and the floors and aisles laid upon sleeper walls , so as to secure freedom from dampness . The wooden windows of the south aisle , and its modern brick porch , have been taken away ; the aisle has been completely restored , and a stone porch and three varied Decorated windows have been erected . The chancel has been conrpletely restored in

accordance with the original work , except that an open timber roof has been substituted for the flat ceilings of the chancel and aisle . The church is fitted with three star gaslights , one in the tower , one in the chancel , and one in the body of the church . The east window has a richer border than the others ; the central light contains a group , the subject being Christ receiving Children . The expense of the restoration amounts to upwards of £ 800 , and the subscriptions raised reached between £ 600 and £ 700 , leaving a debt of £ 150 .

The foundation stone of a new church has been laid near to the Tyne Docks , South Shields , for a new district . The edifice , which-is designated St . Mary ' s , is endowed by tbe Dean and ChajDter of Durham , who , on disposing of the land to the North Eastern Railway Company for the purposes of the Tyne Docks , devoted £ 5000 of the purchase money as an endowment fund . The Dean and Chapter of

Durham started the subscription list with a donation of £ 1000 . The site is at the junction of two principal roads , loading to the docks and the new town adjoining , and the ground has been presented by Mr . J . Williamson . The building , which is in the Gothic style of architecture , was commenced in May last , and it is now nearly ready to be covered in . It consists of a nave 84 ft . by 25 ffc . terminating

, , with a chancel , or recess , 18 ft . 6 in . by 22 ft ., having open timber roofs , the apex of which will be 52 ft . from tho ground . There will be a north aisle , 66 ft . by 12 ffc ., and a south aisle , 79 ffc . by 12 ft ., both having open timber roof , the apex of which will be 40 ft . from the ground , together with a vestry at the east end of the south aisle . The church will be the largest in South Shields except St . Hilda ' sWhen finished

. it will contain sittings for 528 adults on tbe ground floor , and for 136 children in the gallery , making a total of 664 sittings , 400 of which are to be entirely free . The present plans leave the tower to be finished at a future time . The subscriptions amount at the present time to £ 2525 , and it is calculated that £ 4000 will be required .

The new Free Church , Invergordon , has been opened . It stands in tbe centre of the town , about 60 yds . to the rear , on the north side of the principal thoroughfare , and on the right of the road leading off to the castle . The most prominent object is the spire , which is upwards of 140 ft . high . The whole building is in the Early Decorated style , and comprises a nave , 76 ft . long and 36 ft . broad , and

transepts near the end , 18 ft . deep . The principal door of the church ( beneath the steeple , and facing the public street ) is deeply set in carved arches . Above it is a traceried window ; and , on the third stage , the clock and belfry openings . Surmounting the tower is a broach spire , with spire light and gilt vane . The sides of the church present a light and marked outline , with gabled windows at the nave , and

buttresses supporting tho transepts . The inside of the building presents a plain appearance . The roof is made of large pine beams , varnished , stretching across each other from end to end , and resting on stone corbels . The hei ght is 45 ft . The pulpit ( or rather platform ) is placed at the extreme end of the church , opposite the principal entrance , and is about 4 ft . above tbe level of tbe floor , and about 20 ft .