1931 New Workshops

New workshops at Canterbury Agricultural College, 1931. The workshops consist of a building 180 ft. long, 24 ft. wide, and with a 10ft. stud. They are situated on the corner of the back drive and face the old implement and engine sheds. Ferro-concrete was used in the construction, the method being the pier and curtain wall system capped by a concrete beam. The roof is covered by 24 gauge galvanized iron. The building is divided into shops as follows:-Firstly, at the end nearest the drive is the saddler's shop, 24 ft. x 24 ft., and fitted 'with benches, tables, etc., to accommodate 12 students. Next a timber store and rack, 9 ft. x 24 ft., for housing dressed timber. Adjoining this is a room 24 ft. x 24 ft., used as a rough carpenter's shop for such ' work as making gates, pig feeders, etc. Next is the joiner's shop, 24 ft. x 24 ft., equipped with benches, heater points, a universal saw bench and mortiser, and a buzz planer. This shop is used more especially for repairing College furniture, making fittings, and carpentry work in general. The next room is a · paint shop, 24 ft. x 24 ft., equipped with a motor pit. Here implements, etc., can be painted under favourable conditions: The next room, the machine room, 16 ft. x 24 ft., is used for machine repairs. It is fitted with a lathe, a pillar drill, and bench for tools. The "smithy" next door, 24 ft. x 24 ft., is a great improvement on the old "smithy." It is fitted with a rack for holding bar iron, a latest type forge and electric blower, a pedestal vise, pidgeon holes for a large range of bolts, and a bench vise and wall drill and lock-up cupboards for tools. The shoeing room, 12 ft. x 24 ft., adjoins the" smithy." Next to this is a grain store for the poultry runs, a room 24 ft. x 12 ft., fitted with self-emptying bins for ground and crushed wheat, bran, pollard, and poultry grit. This room also contains an electric hot water system for making mashes, etc. The whole building has 9 ft. x 8 ft. double sliding doors and 6 ft. x 5 ft. steel framed windows, making a very durable and useful building fulfilling a longfelt want.