Image showing the interior of the Institute boiler house and its coal fired boiler.

Image showing the Institute Boiler House straight ahead, and the Textiles Department building to the left.

Image showing the exterior of the Young Men's Christian Association Building, housing the reading room and Literary Institution. A young man and three teenagers stand outside the building. Two of the boys are wearing what look like postal uniforms.

Image showing the exterior of the Dundee High School with young men and boys gathered outside the fence of the property.

Image showing the exterior of Dudhope Castle in its surrounding park area, with the industrial background of the Dundee cityscape behind it.

Portrait photograph of John S. Lumsden.

Portrait photograph of Sir David Baxter of Kilmaron.

Folders of worked example paperwork. The final folder also contains course exam papers and text books.

The worked examples are split into course years, with each providing a drawing for an aspect of a building, and a corresponding set of specifications and quantities. They are typed, in the majority of cases, however some are hand written, and include all calculations to demonstrate how quantities were calculated for inclusion in Bills of Quantities for issue to Contractors for tendering purposes and preparation of Final Accounts.

Construction and Materials tutorial notes and coursework; Formwork;
Diploma Part II Syllabus;

Construction notes on:-
Introduction to Quantity Surveyors Role in the Building Industry
Function and Uses of Bills of Quantities
The Evolution of the Bill of Quantities
Setting Out of Items and Dimensions
Statement Notes on measurement of different trades

Worked Examples (format is Drawing No; Drawing Title; Model (all references in brackets are to the Standard Method of Measurement of Building Works Edition 5 (SMM) Sections)
1 Dormer Slater Work (M)
2 Tilerwork Roof Tiler Work (M)
3 Roof Measurement Asphalt roofing (L)
4 Pitched Slate Roof Slater Work, Tile Work (alt) (M)
5 Asphalt Roofing Asphalt Roofing (L) Bituminous Felt (M)
6 Example A Roofing Measurement Asphalt Roofing (L), Bituminous Roofing (M)
7 Example B Roofing Measurement Asphalt Roofing (L)
8 The Bungalow – RICS intermediate Exam 1970 Roof Carpentry, Joinery Works (M,N,P)