The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-15 00:00:00

ME NEW CASTLE OF BALMO.RAL.

The building is being erected under the direction of
Mr. W. Smith, of Aberdeen. The Scotch baronial is
the style adopted, but in a modified form. The west
and north sides have recived more of the characteristic
features of the style than the other two, as our readers
will doubtless say may easily be the case, and present
carved corbellings, rope, ribbon, and other mouldings.
The design consists of two separate blocks of buildings,
joined together by connecting wings, at the east angle
of which stands a tower 35feet square, with circular
staircase turret rising about 100 feet. This tower and the
connecting wing are now only about 12 or 14 feet ab'we
ground. The block forming the principal house is, with
the exception of the carriage porch, completed externally.
It is 120 feet one way, 118 feet 4 inches the other, with
a central court 35 feet by 51 feet. At the west angle of '
the south front are the carriage porch and the entrance-
hall, 29 feet 6 inches by 18, leading to the corridor,
running behind the principal rooms, which are on the
west and north sides; the drawing-room, 37 feet by 21
feet ; library, 26 feet by 20 feet, and billiard-room,
looking towards the west ; the dining-room, 37 feet
(exclusive of recess) by 20 feet, is to the north,.
where the river is. These rooms aro 15 feet high, and
above these on the west side, and extending the whole
length of it, are the private apartments of the Queen and
the Prince, 13 feet in height. The principal staircase
is in the centre of the corridor, and there are two side
stairs, one at each corner of the east side of the court,
all of stone. On the south and east sides of the build-
ing there are three floors, rising about the same height
as the other two, and containing rooms for some of the
suite, for visitors, for the royal children, bed-rooms,
and servants' rooms. In the square tower will be ac-
commodation for the same suite, three rooms on each
of the first and second floors ; and for servants on the
lower and upper floors. The whole of the principal house,
connecting wing, and square tower, are made fire-proof
on Fox and Barrett's principle, with wrought-iron rolled
joists. The kitchen offices, forming three sides of a
square, and something more, are to be built on__ lower
level to suit the
25 feet, is pla ground ; and the ball-room, 6 feet by
ng-room windows as
ced also on a lower level, and so as to
shut the offices as
possible out of view from the
the principal house tiding is
entirely
along that side. The ani.
from the terrace running
colnhecting wing
dressed, tho moulding being
dressed." The stone is of
and uniform co-
anidice, and in large
co-
lour ; it is found in great abundance, of gr,,aenlietaen;
vey a.slailxa.era,,,work, finely
masses on the estate. The tower a
e Ihawleorkof,
and ball-room are less finely dressed.
and are masons'
carried
the works, with the exception of the
are being executed by contract,
out under Mr. Alexander Clark, the residearg
tor, or clerk of works, with whom also, as
regards
the masonry department, is associated Mr. John sea-
ton, all, of course, being under the superintendence of
the architect.—Ths Builder.

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