Ornamental Ironwork

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 852, 21 December 1929, Page 6 (Supplement)

Ornamental Ironwork

Visitors to the Civic Theatre will be amazed at the amount of ornamental iron work which has been incorporated into the design. For example there is a full-width iron presentation stairway from the winter garden to the stage, which is of a beautifully intricate design and certainly unique in this country. All such Iron work la the theatre’s

construction is the work of Messrs. W. Wilson, Ltd , Federal Street, Auck- [ land. They have been responsible for the suspension verandah around the building, which is all electrically- j welded iron. This verandah is easily the largest of its kind in New Zea- ; land, for it covers an area of 14.000 j square feet, with an imposing arch above the main entrance and elaborate street hangars with ornamental designs. Another flue piece of steel-work is i

, the beacon situated on the point __ ! the tower. It does not look * ; large from Queen Street, 186 ft be ’ i but it is most original in design has a wonderful effect when m ; inated at night. Other work installed by i Wilson, Ltd., are the screen nttins • various hand-rails and balustra • fancy seats for the orchestra, i special fittings to hold forum on stag • I which comprises a l the most moo ! ideas of scenic effect# and d I changing scor es.