[25] Working drawing for a hoist

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  - Chillington Hall, Staffordshire: (executed) alterations and additions, (unexecuted) chapel, for Thomas Giffard, 1785-1790 (25)
    - Working drawings for a crane and capstan, and for a hoist (3)

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Reference number

SM 77/2/27

Purpose

[25] Working drawing for a hoist

Aspect

Plans and elevations for a hoist, location not given

Scale

1/3 inch to 1 foot

Medium and dimensions

pen, sepia, yellow and blue washes, shaded on cartridge paper (620 x 575)

Hand

Laing, David (1774--1856), draughtsman
David Laing (pupil 8 January 1790-96)

Notes

The drawing is not inscribed as for Chillington. The side elevation shows the hoist sunk into the ground by five feet and about 10 feet distant from the bank of a river or canal. The swivelling centre post allows the hoist to lift a block of stone from (or on to) a barge, a convenient way of transporting building materials at that time.

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Drawing

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