[26] Design for the rear (east) front, St Peter's, Walworth, London, January 1823

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Reference number

SM 54/6/17

Purpose

[26] Design for the rear (east) front, St Peter's, Walworth, London, January 1823

Aspect

Elevation of the five-bay east front of the church. The end bays are projecting and contain two-storey arched lancet windows within relieving arches and above there is a frieze of fret. The central three bays are recessed and approached by five external steps giving access to the central arched door, flanked by two balustraded arched windows. Shading implies that the upper register is recessed further with three arched windows. Above the roofline there is a wide base with pinecone caps at each corner. Above is a rectangular tower, supported by Corinthian pilasters, and with a shuttered louvre beneath a clock face, and above is a tablet of fret. Above is a cylindrical portion of the tower supported by engaged Corinthian columns, and has a lancet window. This is surmounted by a faceted dome with caps around the bottom, and topped by weather vane. Red pen is used for centring lines

Scale

pricked bar scale of ¹/₅inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Newington Church. / N^o. 7 / (Copy June 1823) / Elevation of the East Front and some measurements are given

Signed and dated

January 1823
Lincolns Inn Fields / Jany .- 1823.

Medium and dimensions

Pen, red pen, wash and yellow wash, pricked for transfer on wove paper (742 x 523)

Hand

Soane Office, draughtsman

Notes

This drawing is the only one in the collection which shows the rear elevation of the church. Sections looking towards the altar indicate the three windows in the back wall (SM 54/6/18-19), and plans indicate the rear stairs and colonnade (SM 54/6/13).

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