Report to the Right Hon. The Earl de Grey and Ripon, Secretary of State for War, descriptive of the Herbert Hospital at Woolwich / by Douglas Galton.

  • Galton, Douglas (Douglas Strutt), Sir, 1822-1899.
Date:
1865
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Credit: Report to the Right Hon. The Earl de Grey and Ripon, Secretary of State for War, descriptive of the Herbert Hospital at Woolwich / by Douglas Galton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    fitted in the neatest manner. Two of the bins to he lined, as shown, with sheet tin, close tacked, and with soldered angles. Art. 219. Provide and fix deal presses in purveyor’s and registry rooms, in accordance with the Drawings, fitted with 1 i—inch cupboard leaves in lower part, hung with 2~ brass butts, and fastened with a superior cupboard lock, and hard wood knob to each. The press in medical officers’ room is to have drawers and cupboard in the lower part, as above described. Art. 220. Provide desks with wainscot table tops in each office, l^-inch cross-tongued top, with moulded nosing tongued on, covered with leather and buttoned down, the ends to be 1^-inch bead flush, with rails to front for drawers and proper runners. Put moulded plinth round. The drawers to have f-inch bottoms and rims, and lrr-inch fronts, each to have a brass lock and hard wood knobs. Tops to be French polished. The desks for the clerks’ offices, in accordance with the Drawings, are to be of deal, wainscot top with rounded edges made sloping, but not covered, and to be fitted with moveable brass rails and standards, as detailed. Dispensary fit- Art 221. Provide and fix deal dresser and shelves in dis- pensary with doors and drawers in front of lower part as Drawing, 1^-inch deal top, front framing under drawers and sides, 15- inch wainscot middle and bottom rail, wrought both sides and beaded, 3 inches wide, framed to beaded rail, under drawers 3 x 2, and framed to runners, rail under top 2 x 2, wrought both sides and beaded to uprights between drawers, back rail wrought both sides, framed to runners and nailed to back linings 3 x 2 under top ; oak runners for drawers 3 x 3, double and single rebated at sides ; f-inch back lining planed on one side, rebated and nailed to back edge of sides, top, bottom, and uprights ; drawer fronts of 1^-inch deal, wrought both sides, dovetailed to sides and ploughed for bottom and blocked, sides of f inch deal, dovetailed to sides and nailed to bottom ; bottom 5-inch, tongued to sides and nailed to back ; to turn and fix a hard wood knob to each drawer, screwed and glued into front ; fronts blocked to stand flush with front framing, and to be secured with one 3-inch brass drawer lock to each of the drawers ; the doors to be in one panel of 13-inch deal, wrought framed bead and flush fronts and square back, hung folding, and secured with a brass flush bolt at top and bottom, and to have a turned hard wood knob to each, similar to the drawers ; panels li-inch thick, to be hung with 21-inch brass butt hinges, and each secured with a 4-inch brass cupboard lock, with fine wards and iron plate g- inch thick, let in flush and serewed with two screws on stile of door to receive bolt of locks; 13-inch deal sides and divisions for upper part of shelves, 10 inches wide and wrought both sides, let into top, grooved, framed to shelves, and sides rebated for back ; I -inch deal shelves, wrought both sides, framed to sides and uprights, with i-inch deal front to upper shelves, shaped as shown in the Drawings, deal cornice 3 inches thick and 4-J- inches girth, mitred at corners ; |-inch wrought, beaded, and matched deal backs, planed both sides, rebated and nailed to rebate of sides and back edge of top of dresser and divisions. Desks. S]lelves Art. 222. Provide and fix in each' orderlies’ room li inch wrought two-sides deal shelving, cross-tongued, with rounded edges and corners, and mitred where necessary, 14 inches wide, averaging 3 feet lineal per man, to be fixed where directed on light iron brackets, and provide strong japanned pegs, two to each man, screwed to wrought and chamfered deal rail, plugged to wall, and fixed where directed. Also provide and fix 200 feet of lJ-inch wrought deal shelving on proper fir bearers as may be directed. Closets in non- Art. 223. Provide and fix in one room of each non-com- cmnmissioned missioned officer’s quarters, and in each single quarter, including o icers quai ers. t)10?e jn wash house building, a dwarf closet, 3 feet 6 inches high, to fit recess on each side of chimney breast, 1 a inch deal wrought framed and beaded fronts, with li-inch framed square and flat both sides, one-panel doors, hung folding, with 2J-inch wrought butts. Tops to be of li-inch deal, wrought both sides, ploughed and tongued, with rounded nosings, i-inch deal skirting, 5 inches high. Each closet to have two shelves of l^-inch deal, wrought both sides, ploughed and tongued joints, and one shelf of 1-inch deal, wrought one side, supported on wrought and chamfered fillets plugged to wall. Each closet to be provided with a 4-inch brass spring tumbler lock, with bow of key fille 1 in and engraved, a 4-inch plate-necked brass bolt, with brass plates. Fix over each closet two shelves of 1^-inch deal, wrought both sides, ploughed and tongued joints, on wrought chamfered fillets plugged to wall Where the rooms do not admit of a cupboard on each side of the chimney-breast, a dwarf dresser of the above description, 5 feet 6 inches long, is to be fixed where directed. Art. 224. Provide and fix li-inch wainscot rail, 4i inches wide, planed one side, beaded both edges and ends returned, fixed 7 feet above floor to wood blocks, fitted with wrought-iron cloak and cap pins, in such rooms as may be directed. The pins to officers’ rooms to be brass. The length of rail required will be 100 feet, and the number of japanned pins 60, and brass 40. Art. 225. Provide and fix in officers’ library, deal bookcases in accordance with the Drawing. The sides are to be 1^ deal, wrought both sides and let into top. Wrought and moulded cornice and plinth with mitred angles as shown, with 3-inch square pilasters and solid moulded trusses. The shelves to be l-J-inch deal, wrought both sides, fixed and removeable at pleasure by means of brass pins and catches, fastened to stiles, as shown in detail on Drawing No. 94. The bookshelves for men’s library t<4 be of yellow deal, to have li-inch ploughed and tongued top, lj-inch shelves, fitted to li-inch divisions and li-inch ends ; the bottom is to rest on bearers 4 x 2, with a 5-inch chamfered plinth, 5 inches high; the back is to be -|-inch matched and beaded boarding, nailed to divisions and ends, which are to be rebated to receive the same. 1-inch beaded fascia, 11 inches wide, is to be fixed to cornice, with 2i-inch deal moulding, 5 inches girt, doubled mitred at ends, as shown on Drawing. Art. 226. Provide ladders; sides of Norway poles with English oak cleft rounds, 10 inches from centre to centre, every sixth and the two end ones to be of iron, properly secured with nuts ; the nuts to be round and sunk flush with the sides. Length and size of ladders, as follows : Bottom. Top. Sides at Bottom. Sides at Top Two GO rounds - 18 ins. wide 14 ins. wide 8 x 4 5x3 Two 35 „ 14 „ „ 10 „ „ 6x3* 3J x 2 Two 25 „ 13 „ „ 9 „ „ 5i x 3 3i X 2 Art. 227. Fix to such of the windows as may be ordered, best white Holland roller blinds, with lines, rucks, &e., complete. The number required is 542. Art. 228. Provide an operating table for lecture room, for which include a sum of 12 guineas, P.C., to be manufactured by E. Whibley, 41 Kadnor-street, Chelsea. Art. 230. Wainscot table for board room and officers’ library to have 2^-inch cross tongued top, with moulded nosings tongued on, covered with leather and buttoned down, with turned and moulded legs as shown on Drawing No. 94. Three of these tables will be required. They are to be French polished. Art. 231. Provide in each of the large wards, tables mea- suring 12' 0 x 3' 6, with 2 deal tops, cross-tongued at joints, on stout legs tapered. Two similar tables to be provided for the day rooms, and two for the hospital library. One ditto 5 feet by 3 feet for bread store, and one ditto 7 feet by 3 feet for dead-house. One ditto, 10' 0 x 4' 0, with 8 drawers on each side, made as described for articles of a similar kind. Art. 232. Provide and fix on each side of bread store three tiers of racks, 12 inches wide. To be of' open wrought deal lathing, 1%' x lj-, six in each width, screwed to stout deal cantilevers plugged to wall. Art. 233. Provide and fix in each utensil store in the basement two ranges of wrought-iron bar rail 2 x fixed where directed with light wrought-iron brackets built into the wall, and provide No. 180 2 moveable wrought double hooks for ditto. Two rows of similar rail built into wall, 3' x with 20 similar hooks provided and fixed in meat store. Art. 234. Provide and build in where directed No. 10 wrought- iron double cantilevers of approved pattern, weighing 45 lbs. each, in the basements under wards for suspending ladders. Art 235. Provide and fix towel rollers of deal, 1 foot 6 inches long, clear of the gudgeons, 2i inches diameter, with proper brackets fixed in each lavatory in the front building where Rails and cloak- pins. Bookcases. Ladders. Window blinds. Operating table. Wainscot table. Deal tables. Bread racks. Rails and hooks. Cantilevers fcr ladders. Towel rollers.
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