Improvements in Building Blocks, adapted to Form Spouts and Cornices.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Aug.. 1895
Complete Specification Left, 26th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 30th Nov., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Building Blocks, adapted to Form Spouts and
Cornices.
We, WILLIAM MARSDEN, of Berry Fold Farm, Tyldesley, in the County of
Lancaster, Farmer, and THOMAS ONIONS, of Warrington Road, Lower Ince, near
Wigan, in the said county, House Furnisher, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
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This invention is designed to provide a substitute for the wooden or metal spout
or gutter applied to buildings to catch the water running from the slates and to
artistically improve the appearance at the same time.
It consists essentially of a combined cornice block and spout moulded out of
terra cotta, cement, clay or other material to be built into the top course of the
wall and give an ornamental top or finish thereto.
In carrying out the invention we mould or shape the article with a rectangular
or other block shaped part at the back to rest upon and build into the wall and
with a front projecting part grooved or hollowed out on top to form a gutter or
spout and bevelled or otherwise ornamented in front to form a cornice.
A cut is moulded in some of the blocks at the ends or other convenient place
or in the angle of coruer blocks to receive and connect the ends of down spouts.
The back part of the block is formed with a flange or shoulder on top or side for
the ends of the spars to rest against.
The combined blocks are built into the top of the wall and the spars lead up
from them to the ridge of the roof so that the lower edges of the slates are carried
over the gutter or spout formed therein and drain thereinto.
Dated this 14th day of Anost 1805
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
6, Bank Street, Manchester, Patent Agents.
Improvements in Building Blocks, adapted to Form Spouts and
Cornices.
We, WILLIAM MARSDEN, of Berry Fold Farm, Tyldesley, in the County of
Lancaster, Farmer, and THOMAS ONIONS, of Warrington Road, Lower Ince, near
Wigan, in the said county, House Furnisher, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention is designed to provide a substitute for the wooden or metal spout
or gutter applied to buildings to catch the water running from the slates and to
artistically improve the appearance at the same time.
It consists essentially of a combined cornice block and spout moulded out of
terra cotta, cement, clay or other suitable material to be built into the top course
of the wall and give an ornamental top or finish thereto.

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It will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1. Front elevation.
Fig. 2. Plan.
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Fig. 3. Section on line x-y Fig. 2.
Fig. 4. Perspective view of cornice block from front.
Fig. 5. Perspective view of cornice block from back.
The cornice block A is moulded or shaped with a rectangular or other suitably
shaped part a at the back to rest upon and be built into the wall of the building
and with a front projecting part 6 provided with a groove or channel c on top to
form a gutter or spout. The front surface is bevelled or otherwise ornamented
at.d to form a cornice of any desired design or pattern.
The top of the back part a forms a wall plate e with a flange or shoulder f for
the ends of the spars to rest against.
On one side of each block is formed a lip g with a corresponding recess on the
other side into which the lip of the adjacent block fits to form a watertight joint
between the two.
A hole i is cut or moulded through some of the blocks in any desired or convenient
position to receive and connect the ends of down spouts.
These cornice blocks A may be made of clay, terra cotta, cement or other
suitable material and by this means we are able to dispense with wood and metal
spouting and are jointed with a suitable cement or plaster. They are built into
the top of the wall, and the spars lead up from them to the ridge of the roof so
that the lower edges of the slates are carried over the gutter or spout c into which
the water from the slates drains. The inside of the gutter may be glazed to give
less friction to the passage of water and dirt therein.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. A building block constructed to form both a gutter or spout and cornice
substantially as described.
2. A building block forming both a gutter or spout and cornice comprising a
rectangular back block a a front projecting part 6 to form the cornice, a groove or
channel c to form the gutter or spout and a flange or shoulder against which the
spars rest substantially as described.
Dated this 8th day of October 1895.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Manchester, Liverpool, and London, Patent Agents.