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[1] Design for the site of St John’s, Bethnal Green, London, 1825
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Reference number
SM 47/5/1
Purpose
[1] Design for the site of St John’s, Bethnal Green, London, 1825
Aspect
Plan for the site of the church, which is on the south-west corner of a green space which also includes a building and water feature on the top right. Footpaths cross the space vertically and horizontally. The church is at the junction of two roads, one from Hackney to Mile End, and the other named Globe Street. On this side a wall divides the road from the church
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
Bethnal Green Road / Road from Hackney to Mile End / Bethnal Green North / the Green / foot path / Globe Street / Bethnal Green East
Signed and dated
- May-June 1825
Murray John stated this plan is dated to 26 June 1825. There is no indication of this date on the plan but as the first drawings start in May and continue to June, it is plausible to posit a date for the site plan to these months, especially as Bethnal Green Road had replaced the name Camden Road in the same year
Medium and dimensions
Pen, wash, coloured washes of cerulean blue, green, pink and yellow, and pricked for transfer on laid paper (377 x 238)
Hand
Probably Soane Office, draughtsman
Watermark
a crown with a shield below
Notes
The lack of rear projections on the church in this drawing may indicate this was very early in the design process. When the site was finallised in 1824, there was little controversy. As a result, this may well be the first drawing for Bethnal Green
Literature
John, 2003, p. 41, 42 fig. 28
Level
Drawing
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