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• CHELSEA OSPILIL.
TUATNZA PAPERS PRPSENiED TO THE /MUSE OF *COM-
MONS ABLATING TO THE BUILDING A. NEW INFIR-
MARY, AND LEASING OF GROUND AT CHILLSEA HOSPI-

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I.—Mr Aust, Secretary to Chelsea Hospital, transmitting the
Reports of the Physician, burgeon, &c. on the Plans for con-
verting the Buildings, lately occupied by Lord Yarborough, 1
auto an Infirmary fo; the Hospital.
Chelsea Hospital, June 6, 1809.
Stn--Having in my letter of the 10th May, in ans-
wer to yours of. the sth, acquainted you, that in com-
pliance with the recommendation of the Lords of the ,
1 Treasury, the Lords Commissioners of this Hospital
had referred the questions stated in your letter, on the ,
comparative advantage to the hospital of the plan for
emverciug the buildings lately occupied by Lord Yar-
. borough to the purpose of an infirmary, with that for
- erecting an entire new building on some other part of ,
the ground, and the different estimates of the.expence,
to the consideration of the physician, surgeon, and
clerk of the works of this hospital, and also to three
other professional gentlemen of eminence ; I am now
directed by their Lordships to send you inclosed co. 1
pies of the reports of thoseofficers, as also of Sir Wal.
ter Farquhar, physician, and Mr. Knight, inspector-
general of hospitals, together with the reports and es-
timates in original, and the several plans annexed
thereto, of. Mr. George Saunders; architect: and I
am to desire that in laying these papers before the
Lords of the Treasury, you will be pleased to ac-
quaint their Lordships with the opinion of this Board,
that the plans, No. 4 and 5, annexed-to Mr. Saun-
ders' reports, appear to them to be the best calculated,
both for the convenience of the infirmary, and the ge-
naral appearance of the hospital ; and that the Lords
Commissioners for this hospital did not originally
propose a new building for an infirmary, solely on
account of the additional expellee which the erection
of it would necessarily occasion. I am, Sir, per
Most obedient humble servant, (Signed-)
Geo. Harrison, Esq. GEO. AUST.
5.,--Dr. Moseley and Mr. keate I Report, In answer to the
Letter of the 10th instant. _ _ _

Chelsea Hospital, May 15, 1809.
SIR—We have the honour to acknowledge the re-
ceipt of your letter of the 10th instant, and in obe-
dience to the directions therein contained, we rt—Auest
that you will be pleased to inform the Lords and
others, Commissioners for the affairs of Chelsea Hos-
pital, that we have with, the utmost .attention consi-
dered the Plan for converting the building lately oc-
cupied by Lord Yarborough, to the purpose of an in-
firmary for the sick pensioners ; and we have also
considered of the proposition for an entirely new
building, to be erected some other part of the
_ground : and in comparing the advantages between
the two Plans, we beg leave to state—
That, although 'the buildings lately occupied by
• Lord Yarborough are capable of being converted into
a convenient infirmary for the sick pensioners ; and
though the quantity of land, being an acre, is fully
- vifficient-for the infirmary and airing ground, and
free from any inconvenience from the villa, as settled
to be placed ;
Yet we cannot hesitate for a moment to say, that
an entirely new edifice, with the modern improvement
in buildings of this sort, insulated, and constructed
expressly tor an infirmary for aged people, conse-
quently peculiai in many respects, must have consi.
derahle advantages over the best infirmary that could
be made out of any house, or any other buildings
Whatever.' We have the honour to be, Sir,
tour most obedient humble servante,
(Signed) BENJAMIN MOSELEY, PhybiLian.
L nATE, Surgegn to the Hospital.
Geo. Oust, Esq. &e. ate.
S.—Mr. Soane's Report, in answer to the letter of the 10dh.
Chelsea Hospital, May 16, Isom
Sin—i am honoured with the directions of the'
Lora and others, Commissioners for the affairs of
this Hospital, by the favour of your letter of the 10th
of May, requiring an opinion,
Ist, On the comparative advantage to t3-,e Hospi_
tal, of the plan for convertiog ;lie buildings lately
occupied by Lord Yarborough to the purpose of an
nett.lnfirmary, or of that for erectingan entire
ua.
building on some other part of
2dly, To state the estimate of the expense of tie
new building, compared with that of altering the
present buildings. And,
idly, To transmit the severfll plans.
In answer to the first direction, I must beg leave
to refer to my report made to the Board on the 04th
&Ca &c,
On the second direction I must observe, that the
plans referred to are not made out in detail, but
contain only general ideas, and therefore cannot
be accurately estimated. But after attentively con-
sidering the subject, I stated in my first report to the
Board, thattheexpence of the alterations and additions,
to convert the premises late Lord Yarborough's into
an infirmary, together with the new buildings, which,
after consulting the physician and apothecary, appear-
ed to be absolutely necessary, would amount to about
£14,000. I have since reconsidered the subject, and
have no reason to thitik the expense will be less.
Respecting the third direction, I beg to state, that
copies of the general plans referred to, are added to
she report of Aril 24th; but if the Board wish for any
other, it will give me great pleasure to provide them.
On the comparative considerations of the plans, I
have only to say, that the first plan. was made in obe-
dience toa positive direction to consider of the best
manner of appropriating the ?remises late Lord Yar-
- borough's to the purposes of an infirmary.
. That the second plant marked (C.) shews to thebest
of my judgment the outlines of a convenient infirmary,
and at the same time leaves land sufficient for the villa
proposed: The infirmary and its appurtenances, with
she use of the old materials, would cost abofit £2'),900.
And that the third plan., Marked (3.) faes not
only an infirmary with its appurtenances, placed in a
much better situation, and also shews the possibility of
providing for all the wants of thii great national insti-
tution, if now, or at any future time, Government
should be pleased so to direct.
I have the honour to be Sir,
Your most obedient bundariervant,
(Signed) JOHN SOANE, Clerk of the Works.
To nee. suet, Esq. &e. Ste.
4—sir W. Farquhar, and Mr. Knight Report relative is the
New Infirmary.
Army Medical Board ()See, Mal in ISQe.
Sin—In min pliAnce with the directions of the Lords
sad others, Commissioners for the Affairs of Chelsea

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