GANDHI MAIDAN

By the 19th century, the Britisherswere the dominant section among the Christians in Patna. They were Protestants owing allegiance not to Rome but to the Church of England. They built for themselves a grand edifice in between 1852-1857 , in the GOTHIC STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE and named it the Christ Church.

It was inaugurated a few months prior to the great upheaval of july-august 1857.

It still stands tall and erect on the north-eastern corner of GANDHI MAIDAN. The church itself is hidden by trees but the fine spire always reflects the sun.

The similarity of the building architecture of Christ Church can be seen in two other places-

St. Stephen’s Church, Ooty ,built by Captain John James Underwood in 1830 using salvaged timber from Tipu Sultan Palace , Seringapatnam.

Christ Church , Shimla in 1844-1857 designed by Colnel J.T. Boilean.

GOTHIC ARCHITECTUREOpenings such as doorways ,windows ,galleries ,etc have pointed arches.

A characteristic of Gothic Cathedral Architecture is its height, both absolute and in proportion to its width.

The Gothic architects wanted to bring light in the cathedral, as the light was the purest substance on the earth, and a representative of God. Thus the upper portion of the nave was having large stained glass to bring adequate light.

Towers and spires are a basic characteristic of Gothic Churches.

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A modernised specimen of Gothic

Architecture, it has a single bell tower on its

western front supported by four octahedral corner

columns and the squincharches, followed by

circular decorative motif and then again by an

arch.

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CHURCH ENTRANCE…

The outer door of entrance has squinch arches of usual Gothic style with its top line in the form of an ogee.

Stained glass windows were commonly used in churches for decorative and informative purposes.

Windows may be thematic, for example: within a church -episodes from the life of Christ.

The hall measures 70*30 ft and has slanting roof supported by wooden trusses. On the back of the altar is the clerestory with representations of Christian faith in coloured glass. Outside the main hall are lowly roofed verandahswith low level of plinth but usually topped by pinnacles, as seen elsewhere in this edifice.

Ultimately below is the porch with six pinnacles in total. On its west are three Gothic arches and two broader ones on the north and south as entrances for the visitors.

The inner entrance door is also of Gothic style. The northern and southern walls of the main hall have Gothic window frames fitted with glass sheets and topped by glazed ventilators, rectangular in shape and horizontally positioned.

The roof of the church is inclined and it is supported by the Gable truss and the wooden bracings

It is a load bearing structure made of brickwork

Wooden bracings on the roofs

Tile covering over the roof

The roof of the Christ church is inclined .Gable Roof Truss has been used There are 9 such gable truss each having 11 vertical members.

ROOF construction

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Details of gable trussed roof…..

The truss has been supported by the wooden bracings from inside

From the outside the roof is covered by terracotta tiles laid in conventional style.

Before laying the tiles ,common rafters are laid at 20-30 cm distance. Battens are then fixed across the rafters at a distance of 4-6 cm.

Plain or flat tiles are manufactured in rectangular shapes of sizes varying form 25*25 cm to 28*18 cm with thickness from 9-15 mm.

Flat Interlocking Tiles

Each tile has two holes formed at 25 mm from head and 38mm from edges, used to nail them to the bracings, using copper nails of 38 mm length.

Tiles are laid in regular bond.

ROOF COVERING……..

TRUSSED FLOORING…

Outside the main hall are lowly roofed verandahswith low level of plinth but usually topped by pinnacles, as seen elsewhere in this edifice.

It provides more design flexibility, inside and out, than conventional framing. Offering numerous custom design options, trusses present an economical and structurally superior method for rapid erection.

Easier remodelling possibilities in moving interior walls. Floor plan freedom in locating interior partitions often without additional support required.

Pre-determined, pre-engineered truss system.

Fewer pieces to handle and reduced installation time.

ADVANTAGES OF TRUSSED ROOF.

Gable end roofs are more susceptible to damage from high winds. The gable end presents a large, flat obstacle to the wind and receives its full force. If the framing of the gable end and the entire roof is not adequately braced to resist the wind, the roof can fail. Roof failures, especially in unbraced gable roofs, are a common cause of major damage to structures and their contents in high winds.

DISADVANTAGES.

Gable roof trusses are visible from the inside which doesn’t gives pleasant appearance from the inside.

Acoustics are not proper because of the exposed roof trusses and the sound reverberates and there is echo.

There is no proper lighting from the roof.

An attic floor could be added to make the roof floor pleasing from inside.

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