Cuyler, or anyone else who needs it, When looking for someone to work with
lead try to find an OLD auto body repair man. They used lots of lead. Ruth
At 6:56 PM -0700 10/4/06, Cuyler Page wrote:
>I have just started working with Craigflower Manor & School, a historic site
>in Victoria, British Columbia. The house was built in 1855 in Georgian
>style for the Scottish manager of a large Hudson's Bay Company farm
>associated with Fort Victoria. The two story Schoolhouse is in similar
>style, and is today the oldest surviving schoolhouse west of the great
>lakes.
>
>The Manor House has a food storage "Cool Room" in the form of an addition
>bumped out (symetrically in proper Georgian style) on the back side of the
>house. The addition, built right into the house as part of the original
>construction, has a flat roof (very a-typical), and on the roof is a lead
>pan covering or making up the entire roof. The lead pan has walls 4" to 5"
>tall and was intended to hold water. Evaporation of the water cooled the
>food storage room below. During the heat of July, when you opened the door
>to the room, it felt as though you had opened your refridgerator door.
>Amazingly effective!
>
>I have never seen anything like it, and wonder if anyone has a reference to
>anything similar. When we had to made repairs to the lead pan this year,
>it was almost impossible to find anyone with sheet lead skills still here.
>Lots of sheet metal guys, but no lead lackys.
>
>You can see the house by googling "Craigflower Manor".
>
>If anyone gets to Victoria, BC please give a shout. We can have tea in the
>Morning Room.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Cuyler Page
>Craigflower Manor & School National Historic Site
>Victoria, BC, Canada
>(250) 386-8588
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