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[43] Working drawing for the timbers in the ceilings of the ground floor of the new offices, April 1802
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Reference number
SM 77/2/9
Purpose
[43] Working drawing for the timbers in the ceilings of the ground floor of the new offices, April 1802
Aspect
Plan of the ground floor timbers
Scale
bar scale of 1/4 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Saml Thornton Esqr, Albury Park, labelled: A (4 times), B (twice), C (twice), D (twice), E (5 times), F, H (5 times), I (3 times), K (twice), AAA &c must be trus'd ...12 x 12 / BB &c binding Joist ....9 x 5 / CC & Bridging Joist ....4½ x 2½ / DD & single Joist ....9 x 3 / EE &c Trimming Joist ....9 x 4 / Cieling Joist Spik'd up to the / binding Joist .... 3 x 2 / FF bridg'g Joist over Larder / & dairy ....6 x 2½ / Cielg Joist under do ....3 x 2 / HH &c Joist ....6 x 2½ / II Chain of bond ....4¼ x 2½ / KK Chain of bond ....9 x 4
Medium and dimensions
Pan, pink, yellow and sepia washes, pricked for transfer on laid paper (570 x 690)
Hand
Soane Office
Notes
This is a working drawing for the timbers in the ceilings of the ground floor of the new offices. The kitchen, at the bottom left, is a double-height space. The staircase is at the centre of the building.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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