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Description: | Document detailing the Specification of work and the Particulars of building the Walsall and West Bromwich District School to the design of the Architect S. E. Bindley. The document begins with a list of 14 drawings which are not attached to these papers, followed by a description of the site as stated above. General Description of the building which comprised 3 departments (Boys, Girls and Infants), accommodation for Master and Matron and Industrial Trainers, a Dining Hall which also serves as a Chapel, Kitchen, scullery and storerooms, detached washing department, bakery, detached Infirmary with detached fever wards, Entrance Lodge with receiving wards, and all necessary staircases, passages, yards, playgrounds, courts etc. List of the materials to be used, describing red bricks with stonework, and blue and white brick dressings, with moulded bricks matching the tint; mortar to be freshly mixed using "fresh burned Walsall brown lime" plaster to contain Buxton lime; Bromsgrove stone specified for stonework, except stairs and landings of York stone; timber to be deal and oak; cement as Portland; slates as Bangor Blue with copper nails. The quality of the cast and wrought iron is given, also the quality and types of glass and painting materials. Specific information for the Excavator, Bricklayer and Mason including instructions for Flemish Bond brickwork, construction of footings, arches, chimneys etc; the use of fire bricks in fireplaces and ovens, of enamelled bricks in the swimming pool and of quarry floor tiles. Dimensions of steps and details of stonework on windows, parapets and sinks are included. Information for Carpenter and Joiner containing details of cutting of timber and spacing of joists, construction of doors, gates and screens etc.. Iron-founder's information containing details of girders, gratings, make and size of sanitary ware, instructions for grates, playground railings and fireproof doors for the Strong Room etc. Slater's instructions including use of Countess slates and the construction of slate cisterns made watertight with red lead etc. Information for Plaster including number of coats to be used in different areas and whether the finish is smooth or stucco etc. Plumber, Glazier and Painter's information including dimensions of gutters, amount of lead for each square foot of roof, and types of glass to be used; how paint is to be mixed and the number of coats to be used etc. The Conditions for contractors including responsibilities of the contractor such as securing of site and building of access roads and constructing site office for the Clerk of Works and Architect. Contractors were required to provide an estimate which included all expenses for building to specifications and all labour, carriage, scaffolding and tools had to be provided by the contractor including the provision of water. Conditions for the successful contractor included an immediate start and completion by 25th May 1871 with 20 to be paid to the Board of Management for every week exceeding the completion date. The contractor was responsible for any loss, theft or damage to the materials, which although in the care of the contractor, became the property of the Board of Management as soon as it was brought onto site. The contractor also had to insure the building and materials. If anything was omitted from the specification, the necessary materials and labour had to be paid for by the contractor. A foreman was to be provided for each department who would meet regularly with the contractor and Architect, and in any dispute the Architect's word was final. The Architect also had the power to dismiss any workman whose conduct was not satisfactory. Contractors were also required to provide 2 people to act as sureties for 20% of the amount of tender along with the contractor. If the contractor failed to fulfil the conditions the Board of Management had the power to terminate the contract. The contractor was responsible for the "good repair" of the building for 1 year after completion, with half payment for the work being paid 3 months after completion and the remainder after the year. 50 pages, handwritten, once joined but now loose papers. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Walsall Archives / Local History Centre | Rights holder: | Unknown | Subjects: | Building design | Temporal: | 1870 | Source: | Black Country History | Creator: | Unknown | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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