Hurst Castle (4 results)

11,0 x 15,5 cm. [SW-Ansicht, Ansichten].

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A splendid original antique copper engraved print. Mounted (matted) and ready to frame . Very good condition .Shows a view of Hurst Castle from the east.

The collection is of great interest, providing a mass of information regarding the Victorian building trade. The owner of the volume, W. H. Dudley, would appear to be a War Office official, and, as described at the end of this entry, it contains manuscript details of two contracts. The ten printed schedules - totalling [34 + 17 + 14 + 10 + 12 + 13 + 12 + 10 + 16 + 11 =] 149 pp., folio - are uniform in design and format, bound together in a contemporary half-binding, with brown leather spine and corners, and marbled boards. All ten are in good condition, on lightly-aged paper, in worn binding. Inscription across front endpapers: 'W. H. Dudley. | Contractors' Schedule. | 1859. 59.' Each of the ten schedules is headed: 'N.B. - Tenders will be received at the War Office, Pall Mall, London, on or before the [blank] | The Secretary of State for War reserves to himself the right of rejecting the whole or any of the Tenders. | No notice will be taken of any Tender, unless upon the proper printed form.' Each begins with extensive 'Terms of Contract', followed by several pages of 'General regulations and specifications for the work.' These are followed by a detailed description of the specifics, with the cost of 'Materials and Labour' under a number of headings. As an example, in the case of plastering, costings are given for 'Rendering', 'Lathing and plastering', 'Stucco', 'Cementing with half Roman cement and half sand', 'Rough casting on brick', 'Cornices and mouldings in plaster of Paris', 'Friezes and soffits;, Cornices and mouldings in roman cement', 'Lime white and whitewashing', 'Colouring, including size', 'Sundries' and 'Day work and materials'. The recto of a flyleaf preceding the first schedule is filled with two manuscript notes in a contemporary hand. The top half of the page is headed 'Mr. Robert Stratton, Contractor for the Isle of Wight under contract dated 13 April 1858 | Portsmouth 1 | 121', and lists the percentage under the prices printed in the schedule' of eleven contracts, from 'Bricklayer' to 'Plasterer'. The lower part of the page is headed: 'George Wheeler Contractor for Hurst Castle - under contract dated 15 April 1858 | Portsmouth 1 | 126', and listing eleven contracts (again from 'Bricklayer' to 'Plasterer'), again with percentages of (four 'under' and seven 'at Schedule Prices'). Excessively scarce: no copy of any of the ten items on COPAC or in the National Archives.

An interesting document, neatly laid out in black with red underlining on both sides of 29 x 42 cm leaf. Painted in black lengthwise near one edge is 'Winchelsea / 1805', and 1805 would be a good year for the document's composition, with Britain fighting the Napoleonic Wars and in the midst of invasion fears around the time of the Battle of Trafalgar. 2pp, large folio. On thick laid paper watermarked either 'VI' or 'IV' (depending on which side you look from). In fair condition, on aged and worn paper, with closed tears and one nick (not affecting text) along central horizontal fold. On one side are entries for six of the twelve establishments: 'Jersey'; 'Landguard Fort'; 'St. Maws'; 'Pendennis Castle'; 'Plymouth and St: Nicholas Island'; 'Portland Castle'. On the other side are the other six: 'Gravesend and Tilbury'; 'Guernsey'; 'Hull and the Blockhouse' (the North Blockhouse was demolished in 1801, but had been disused for some time); 'Hurst Castle'; 'Holy Island'; 'Inverness'. The entry for 'Plymouth and St: Nicholas Island' is typical, giving daily and yearly expenditure for 'Governor' (£1289 2s 6d per year), 'Lieutenant Governor' (£182 10s 0d per year), 'Fort Major', 'Chaplain' (£121 13s 4d), 'Two Master Gunners - each 2s' and 'Eighteen other Gunners - each 1s'. The yearly expenditure is £2067 15s 10d. Interesting features are £40 per annum 'For Repairs of the King's House' at Pendennis Castle, a 'Porter' and 'Under Porter' at Portland Castle, a 'Town Major' and 'Surgeon' at Hull and the Blockhouse, and at Inverness a 'Governor who is also Governor of Fort Augustus', 'Surgeon to the Garrison & Barracks of Bernera &c' and 'Highland Gally'. See photograph of Page 1.