Post by The Stranger on Jun 25, 2008 20:19:10 GMT -5
Jeyne was heavily involved in the plans for expansion of Lady Sara’s Hospice, which is what she put most of the donation funds in for. She bought the winesinks and three cheap brothels on either side of the hospice, and hired the poverty-stricken men and women in Flea Bottom to help the professional builders with demolishing and clearing the space to build for the hospice. She paid generous wages to the Flea Bottom workers, which though still less than what the professionals got, was nevertheless quite a decent sum.
Jeyne oversaw the demolition and clearing of the winesinks and brothels, ordering the rotten timber to be thrown and anything in good condition to be recycled for the hospice. She planned how the extensions should look herself, and had the high compound walls extended and a south gate built, tall and heavy and made of iron like the first hospice gate which led onto Pisswater Bend. She had stone used for most of the outer walls, as a precaution against fires. Timber was also used, and Jeyne calculated the thickness of the boards that would be required, and how to keep the building stable and strong.
She planned the optimal use of space, to make sure she could accommodate more dormitories for the orphans, more operation rooms and resting rooms and hospital wards for the patients. Jeyne intended to use her land as effectively as possible and not to waste a square inch if possible. She also designed the buildings strictly within budget, yet striving not to cut more than she had too on size and the building materials.
One building had three stories of dormitories, above a large communal dining hall, which patients and students would use together. Behind it were the building’s kitchens. The second building she built was entirely the hospitable ward, but also had recreation rooms that Jeyne had placed there in order to encourage the orphans and patients to mingle.
In the center she planned a garden, deciding to plan hardy yet cheerful and pretty flowers and other plants to cheer the inhabitants. She planned the garden keeping symmetry in mind, and also decided, with Elder Brother Nyles, that caring for the garden would provide a good distraction for both the children and the patients. Jeyne also planted a large herbal garden with the grey brothers and the orphans helping her, befriending the monks and children alike, much to the orphans’ delight. The herbal garden would look beautiful, and also aid the grey brothers in their medical work with the patients.
Jeyne worked hard on the hospice’s extensions for months, becoming a familiar face to the inhabitants of Pisswater Bend in the process. People came from all over Flea Bottom and other parts of the city to watch the Queen direct the construction, and many volunteered to help. Jeyne’s mother also helped her daughter, chatted with the monks, and helped the children, and both mother and daughter became quite popular. When the extensions to Lady Sara’s Hospice were complete, the compound looked beautiful and secure, a testament to Queen Jeyne’s skill at architecture, planning and engineering.
Result:
- Jeyne gains Master in Architecture and Garden Planning
Jeyne oversaw the demolition and clearing of the winesinks and brothels, ordering the rotten timber to be thrown and anything in good condition to be recycled for the hospice. She planned how the extensions should look herself, and had the high compound walls extended and a south gate built, tall and heavy and made of iron like the first hospice gate which led onto Pisswater Bend. She had stone used for most of the outer walls, as a precaution against fires. Timber was also used, and Jeyne calculated the thickness of the boards that would be required, and how to keep the building stable and strong.
She planned the optimal use of space, to make sure she could accommodate more dormitories for the orphans, more operation rooms and resting rooms and hospital wards for the patients. Jeyne intended to use her land as effectively as possible and not to waste a square inch if possible. She also designed the buildings strictly within budget, yet striving not to cut more than she had too on size and the building materials.
One building had three stories of dormitories, above a large communal dining hall, which patients and students would use together. Behind it were the building’s kitchens. The second building she built was entirely the hospitable ward, but also had recreation rooms that Jeyne had placed there in order to encourage the orphans and patients to mingle.
In the center she planned a garden, deciding to plan hardy yet cheerful and pretty flowers and other plants to cheer the inhabitants. She planned the garden keeping symmetry in mind, and also decided, with Elder Brother Nyles, that caring for the garden would provide a good distraction for both the children and the patients. Jeyne also planted a large herbal garden with the grey brothers and the orphans helping her, befriending the monks and children alike, much to the orphans’ delight. The herbal garden would look beautiful, and also aid the grey brothers in their medical work with the patients.
Jeyne worked hard on the hospice’s extensions for months, becoming a familiar face to the inhabitants of Pisswater Bend in the process. People came from all over Flea Bottom and other parts of the city to watch the Queen direct the construction, and many volunteered to help. Jeyne’s mother also helped her daughter, chatted with the monks, and helped the children, and both mother and daughter became quite popular. When the extensions to Lady Sara’s Hospice were complete, the compound looked beautiful and secure, a testament to Queen Jeyne’s skill at architecture, planning and engineering.
Result:
- Jeyne gains Master in Architecture and Garden Planning