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A LETTER from Thomas Hardwick, Esq. to the Supervisors
appointed under the Act 52 Geo. III. c. 44 dated the 26th of
June instant; — with, An Abstract of ESTIMATE of the Expense of
building a PENITENTIARY House.

Berner's — Street, 26th June 1812.
GENTLEMEN,
IN pursuance of your orders to make an Estimate for the Penitentiary House,
according to the Design you did me the honour to put into my hands, I have surveyed
the ground upon which it is intended to be built, and find the nature of the substain
such as to require Planking, which has been estimated, upon the best information that
could be procured, at L. 5,000. and some additional brickwork will consequently be
required ; but viewing the scite, accompanied with all its contigencies, I am of opinion,
that its proximity to the River, and the advantages which are thus afforded both to the
Contractors while conducting the work, and to the Establishment when it is compleated,
will fully counterbalance any additional expenditure that may arise from the circum-—
stances above stated. Under these considerations I have made an Estimate of the
probable cost of the said Building, as nearly as the shortness of the time, he present
fluctuating state of the prices of materials, and the difficulty of procuring a full
investigation of the necessary depths and nature of the soil, would admit of ; the
amount of which Estimate is L. 259,725. ;- as will more fully appear from the
annexed Abstract

.

I have the honour to be,
Gentlemen,
Your obliged and obedient Servant,
The Hardeick.

To
The Supervisors of the
Penitentiary House.

26th June 1812
Abstract of an ESTIMATE for building a PENITENTIARY HOUSE for Six Hundred
Convicts, Male and Female ; as nearly as can be ascertained, from the uncertainty of the
depths and the fluctuation of prices of Materials.

The central Building, containing the Infirmary and Chapel, with the connection L. 8. d.
Arcade, and Fence Walls to the Gardens - - - - - - 9,671 - -

The Hexagon Building surrounding the same, Three Stories high, and containing
the Governor's, Matron's, Chaplain's and Surgeon's Apartments, with all the
necessary domestic Offices, with the Buildings and Archways connection the
same, with the Pentagons - - - - - - - - - 30,122 - -

One of the Pentagons, three stories in height containing the Cells, Work
Rooms and Passages, together with the circular Towers at the angles,
with the central Superintendents House, and the Divisions and Fence Walls
to the Courts - - - - - L,28,422. X 6 = - - - 170,532 - -

The Boundary Wall, taken at 17 feet in height form the finished level, and below
that 10 feet - - - - - - - - - 10,500 - -

The Lodge and Gateway at the entrance - - - - - - 4,300 - -
The Stoves for warming the Cells - - - - - - - 8,400 - -
The Sewers and Drains - - - - - - - - - 5,000 - -
The Planking for the Foundations - - - - - - - - 5,000 - -
The raising the Ground in all the Courts - - - - - - - 6.000 - -
Fittings up, and Clerk of the Works - - - - - - - 5,000 - -
To extra and unforseen Expenses - - - - - - - 5,000 - -
L. 259,725 - -
302.

Identifier: | JB/118/454/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 118.
Date_1	1812-06-26	Marginal Summary Numbering
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Image	001	Titles	a letter from thomas hardwick, esq. to the supervisors appointed under the act 52 geo. iii c. 44 dated the 26th of june instant; - with, an abstract of an estimate of the expense of building a penitentiary house
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