Marist Brothers' College, Auckland

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 26, 25 June 1903, Page 20

Marist Brothers' College, Auckland

The new Sacred Heart College erected by the Marist Brothers at Richmond toad, Auckland, at a cost of £(>OOO, was blessed on Sunday morning by his Lordship Bishop Lonihan, who also celebrated the first Mass in the institution In the aftci noon the formal opening took j)laco in the presence of a number of local and ■visiting clergy, and a large assemblage of people The Mayor of Auckland fTTon V, IMit(helson) yuesided The collection to defray the cost of furnishing totalled £231. Dimensions When fully completed the building 'will consist of a centre block, and two wings, thiee stoieys m height, it will ha\e a fi outage of 3 lK>i t , and a depth ol Bolt. Thu poition now etected comprises the western wing and about a thud ol the centie block. It is consti ut ted ol buck on a tonciete loundation, rooted with slates, cemented outside, and plasteied inside The ceilings are of stamped steel, and the floors and other woodwoik best heart of kauri. A verandah, two slore\s in height and Hit wide, extends the full length ol the wing, them being similar Aoiandahs, three stoiejs hmh, at the lionl and back ol the centie 1 ortion. The extei 101 is ornamented with mouLded string courses under the windows, cornices at the gables and moulded architia\es .uound the windows There is a niche m the centie of each gable above the upper storey which will contain a statue at some luture date At piesent the ni.iin enti ance is at the eastern end, but in the completed building it will be y in the middle oil the cential block, and will lead to a Luge entrance hall The basement is sub-di\ided into a large dining-room ior the boss, 27ft x .'Hilt Oin , dming-ioom lor the. Bi others. 1 Tit x 141t . no\ ices' dming-i oom, .'UHt x 14ft , spare and store moms, kitchen, sculler \, bath rooms, 'and lavatories The kitchen contains a large lange, with high-pressui e boiler, ciieulatmg cistein, etc, which' supplies' hot water to the sinks, luith rooms, etc A plunge bath and four shower baths are pro\ ided for the boys and the l.uutoiy is litted with thina basins on marble stands, all supplied with iiot and cold water A staircase hall, i>lt wide, contains the main stairs, which communicate with the different lloors The ground or principal floor is at piesent appioached by a flight of steps at the east end which r>i\ts access to the cot ridor 7ft wide, running the full length ol the building Opening off this corridor are two parlois, lift x 14ft Bin , ami 14ft x lilt (im lespectnely ; a music room, lift. x 14ft 6in., and the temporary chapel, 48ft x loft The latter is fitted with a handsome wooden altar, convmunion rail, etc and opens on to the northern verandah In Ihe future building the chapel will b<> in the centre, and will be two st ore\ s in heit'ht At the end of the corridor are the class rooms, right and left, each 27ft x 'A7\t (iin . and subdivided by a glass partition in the centre One ot these i ooms has large foldingdoors, by which the two rooms can be made into one Kach class-room opens on to the largo \orandah, from which a flight oi steps leads to the play ground and courtvaid A cement dado runs all round the rooms and the blackboards lormed on cement, are let into the walls at a suitable height. Each room has a fireplace,

and ample ventilation is provided in the ceilings and mitorv 2™' SeC °SL° r tOp . floor contains the main dormitory, 27ft. x 83ft., runnhc the full lene-th of the western wmg, and is lifted \v windows on all sides I here is a fireplace at each end, and ventilation is protSiwith mm TST S / f Perforated cevling centres communi- , nR ™.^ shafts * nc * Patent exhaust ventilators on the St,?rii«i h romamdcr of the top floor is divided into fnnri^'fnr w! tOn< : S f ° r the Bothers and novices, infirmaries for boys, store rooms, etc All are \entilatod n? previously described, and lun'e doorways leading to thl nS ff > h A Inrse courtyard is provided at the west! o h^friin^ °^I'"alted floor in which are situated the hl3 rt ?*; St ° re rooms - It is enclosed by a boairied fence, and a portion is subdivided for the cv SS S a^ Messrs P l3^ l^- Th f " rchitects of fhe bftilJ sMr T Mnnrf' Mahonev and Son The conti actor fMiihf,.ilv'»^C dy ;. who out his work, very of wo k supervision of Mr. J. Corley clerk