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  • image SM 54/6/45

Reference number

SM 54/6/45

Purpose

[62] Design for the organ area and children's gallery showing designs for the pews, St Peter's, Walworth, 27 January 1825

Aspect

Top: Section from the south side of the church with the recessed columns across the entrance on the left. Behind are a series of arches from floor to gallery level with a staircase visible in the small middle arch. At nave level is the vestibule with Doric columns, and iron posts supporting the gallery. At gallery level, there are pews in profile, and a turned baluster. A further iron post supports the floor above, where there are smaller pews shown in profile. To the right-hand side, at gallery level, is part of an arched window. In pencil there is a faint outline of either an arch or arched window Bottom: Plan of the south corner of the church with the tower and internal staircase shown. Behind the columned entrance is a staircase leading directly to the children's gallery, with the arrangement of the pews on this side and the organ

Scale

bar scale of 1/5 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

St. Peters Church. Walworth. / 3 / N.3. / Staircase to the Children's Gallery / Seats for the Children / the Organ / Section showing the additional pews in the organ / Gallery and the proposed Gallery for the / Children. / organ

Signed and dated

  • 27 January 1825
    Lincolns Inn Fields / 27th. January. 1825.

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, pen, wash, coloured washes of blue, pink and yellow, pricked for transfer on wove paper (526 X 363)

Hand

Probably DAVIS, Edward, draughtsman
Edward Davis and Charles Richardson are recorded in the Soane Office Day Book for 27 January 1825 as working on drawing a section for the organ gallery
Probably Charles James Richardson (1806 - 1871), draughtsman
Edward Davis and Charles Richardson are recorded in the Soane Office Day Book for 27 January 1825 as working on drawing a section for the organ gallery

Watermark

SMITH&ALLNUTT / 1820

Level

Drawing

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