Execution of work

The whole of the work to be executed in the very best most workmanlike manner and to the entire satisfaction of the Architects

Materials

The whole of the Materials to be of the best quality and description, and no inferior materials will be allowed to be used under any pretence whatsoever

Scaffolding &c.

The Contractor to provide all materials, cartage, scaffolding, implements, labour, and workmanship

Progress of Works

The whole of the works to be proceeded in with all reasonable and proper despatch and to be completed as soon as practicable consistently with the due and proper execution thereof

Scaffolding for Decorator

The Contractor to provide and fix all proper necessary scaffolding for cleaning and whitewashing the ceiling, and to remove and clear away the same on completion

Clear away old seats

To take down and clear away the present old seats in Chancel, and stack the materials on the Premises of the Rectory in such place as shall be directed

Put in Doorway

To rip out for a Priests door, clear away the present door, and insert a new Doorway, and make good all stone walling connected with the same and neatly point up in grey mortar to match the lichens on the stone wall

Doorway

The Door way to be formed of the very best Bath Stone from Randell & Saunder’s Quarries, the whole to be perfectly sound and free from all defects and set upon its natural bed.
The Jambs stones to be well and properly in each direction and the Arch to be of Bath Stone quite through the whole thickness of the wall but to have a different formed arch within the usual way, chamfered and stopped against the Jambs
The internal Quions of the Jambs to be of Bath Stone and properly bonded and to stand out sufficiently to receive the stucco
The Caps of Columns and Dogtooth Moulding in the Arch to be carved in the best style of art and to be executed by Mr White Carver Northampton and to the entire satisfaction of the Architect
The Columns of the Doorway to be red Duston or Mansfield stone as shall be directed
To form a relieving arch over the Doorway as shewn, the same to be of Bath and red Mansfield of Duston Stone Alternating in colour
The doorway to have a red Mansfield rubbed step about 4ft long and 12” x 14” slightly chamfered on front edge and built in the walls
The door to be of the very best Yellow deal 1½” skeleton framed and braced with crosses, the whole chamfered and stopped in the best manner and covered with inch yellow deal batten boarding ploughed tongued and V. jointed

Doorframe

The door to be hung to frame 5½” x 3” scantling, and rebated, chamfered and stopped, with hollow and bead moulding to break Joint, and planted fillet chamfered linings on the inside to break joint between frame and wall

Hinges Lock & hatch

The Hinges to be of wrought iron and to have wrought iron parts made as shewn on Drawing and to form part of hinge, bolted to door with proper canted head screw bolts and screws in the best manner
Provide and fix a Latch from Hart & Son No. 2 pattern and drop handle of pattern No. 9 and a Mortared lock with gothie? formed plates and No 3 pattern from Hart & Son
The Hinges to be chased and cut as shewn Escutcheon as shewn

Chancel Arch

To well scrape and clean the Chancel Arch, Piers Caps and bases, rework the whole throughout with Mallet and chisel and dress.
To perfectly restore every defect throughout in the best and most workmanlike manner, and provide all stone either Cosgrove or Bath or both as shall be directed, that may be required, and leave the whole in the most perfect condition throughout both on the side next  Church as also that next to Chancel
Make good the plastering up to the said Arch and Rievs? And finish the New stucco on the Chancel side with a bevelled edge and well and properly formed aris

Chancel Ceiling

To well scrape, clean, stop and restore the Chancel ceiling in the best and most workmanlike manner and well and properly prepare the same and whitewash

Stucco on Walls

To peck of all the present plastering from the walls of Chancel, well rake out joints of stone walls, and stucco the whole with finished rough stucco, prepared with the best sharp washed sand, and finish with a perfectly uniform grit and executed in the most workmanlike manner, but not jointed To finish the edges against stone work where required with a neat bevelled edge and well formed aris

Make good floor

Make good stone floor round seats, up to step to Door way and other parts where required

Seats

Provide and fix two seats, made per Drawings and detail given, and out of the very best picked Christiana Deal, perfectly free from sap, shakes, dead knots, bad knots of any kind, and all other defects The whole to be executed in the first style of workmanship, and the Carving to be executed in the first style of art and by Mr White Carver Northampton The curb to be chamfered and rebated and mitred round elbows or seat ends, brackets &c as shewn
The whole to be moulded, and stopped as shewn
The fronts to have trefoil open tracery as shewn wrought in the very best manner
The Joist to be of oak 4” x 3” and 15” from middle to middle
The backs to be sloped as shewn
Each of the Seats to be 10ft long and panelling to be set out to suit that length, but of the same number and character as shewn on the Drawings
Cut openings as shewn to facilitate the circulation of air under the floors
The floors to be of rich clean yellow deal battens well cleaned off level and all over the surface
The ground to be excavated under the floors to the depth of 12 inches and to have 9” brick wall all round to form sleeper walls

Movable Seats

Provide and complete two loose movable seats for Children, made as shewn on Drawing but each to be 10ft long as other seats, and made out of the very best picked clean Christiana deal To be moulded and stopped as shewn and finished in the best and most workmanlike manner

Staining

The whole of the Seats, and door to be stained with Stephens stain slightly warmed and pale, well and nicely smoothed off with a softening brush, well and properly sized and twice varnished
The iron work to door to be blacked with Berlin black

Cornice to Chancel Ceiling

Provide and fix a moulded cornice of the best picked yellow deal, made as shewn on Drawing, all along each side the Chancel at the springing of Arched Ceiling The same to have trefoil facia with dark back ground, and to be stained and varnished as described for seats and door

Tints in staining

The staining of the seats and door to be executed in two or more tints, or part stained and part varnished on the pure deal as shall be directed

Panels on Ceiling

To run plaster mouldings on ceiling and form panels the mouldings to be about 8 or 9” girt? And neatly mitred at all angles The ceiling to be divided with twelve panels, that is four in length and three on each side arch from springing and crown of arch

Clean and Varnish the Altar Rail and Ballisters

To well and thoroughly clean off all the paint from the Altar Rail and ballisters, quite down to the pure wood, to restore, scrape and clean up the same in the most perfect manner, and twice or three times varnish the same so as to leave the whole in good condition and with a good face to the whole

Drawings

The Drawings referred to in this specification are in number six and consist of as follows, viz
No 1 Ground Plan
No 2 Priests door and detail
No 3 Sections and Elevations of Seats or Stalls
No 4 Full .ise details of same
No 5 Elevation and section of Children’s Seats
No 6 Details of Cornice to Chancel

I the undersigned do hereby agree and undertake to execute the whole of the works connected with the restoration of the Chancel of the Parish Church of Cosgrove and making and fixing New Seats for the same according to the true intent and meaning of the Drawings and these specifications, and to the entire satisfaction of Messrs. E. F. Law & Sons Architects, and within    Months from the date hereof for the price or sum of One hundred and Eleven Pounds three shillings
Witness my hand this twenty seventh day of June 1864
£111. 3. 0

 Alf^d Hailey

Witness to the signing
by the said