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[81] Design for the side of Holy Trinity Church, Marylebone, London, copied December 1825
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Reference number
SM 54/4/5
Purpose
[81] Design for the side of Holy Trinity Church, Marylebone, London, copied December 1825
Aspect
Elevation of the south side of a nine-bay church. At the western end is a porch with a supporting Ionic column in profile. There are square-topped latticed windows at vault level and above square-topped latticed windows at nave level and latticed arch-topped windows at gallery level of uniform size set within relieving arches. The second and eighth bays are flanked by Giant Corinthian pilasters and the third to seventh by engaged Ionic columns. Above the second, fifth and seventh bays a frieze of fret is depicted. On the roof at the west end is the base of the tower with an arch-topped window. Behind, the roof extends to the eighth bay and is shallow with two skylights. Red pen is used for centring. Above the tower and part of the roof is a separate elevation of a balustrade which is punctuated by sets of turned half-balusters
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 5 feet
Inscribed
16’ 4” to stone plinth / Elevation of one of the Flanks. / (Copy) / to be returned / No 5./25 / Portland Pink / average Bed 9” / Portland 2’ 3” Bed. / Portland, average Bed 9”. / y_ _ ¬_ _ _ _ / 6” Bed. / 6” Bed. / 21’ 0” to Springing / Steeple. See Drawings at large / No. 8. / Balustrade as executed.
Signed and dated
- January 1826
L.I.F. Janr 1826.
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen, red pen, wash, coloured washes of brown, Payne’s grey, stone and yellow, pricked for transfer on wove paper (747 x 539)
Hand
Soane Office, draughtsman
Level
Drawing
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