rdamurphy Wrote:
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> Notice the same rings in the center of the ceiling
> in the clestery? And see the metal rods on the
> clestery windows? My guess is they are simply to
> hold the windows open? Even the slideup windows
> can fall and hurt someone.
>
> Robert

I think that 'metal rods' on the clerestory windows are actually window latches, they would be like a hopper window and open inward from the top.
They look like drop down windows to me. Both features very common to the style of that era here in Australia as well.

Wayne fro Oz