[62] Design for St John’s Bethnal Green, London, including the vaults, 1826-7

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  - London: Church of St John on Bethnal Green, London 1824-28 (66)
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Reference number

SM 47/5/25

Purpose

[62] Design for St John’s Bethnal Green, London, including the vaults, 1826-7

Aspect

Plan of the church of five-by-nine-bays and with the right side showing the arrangement of the floor timbers, and the right side showing the landings and paving, with the positions of the supporting columns and the external rear staircase between the projections that leads down to the vaults, and the front end bays have internal staircases indicated

Scale

bar scale of 1 inch to 5 feet

Inscribed

Bethnal Green Chapel XXIV/25 / Mem. This Plan refers entirely to the design with the Vaults / For the amount of the works connected with the vaults, a separate tender is to be made / This half of the Plan shews the joists & Sleepers under Pews & Free Seats. / Oak Sleeper / Oak Sleeper / 3” Rubbed York Paving / Oak Sleeper / Oak / 4” York / 4” York / 6” Rubbed York Ladg / York Coping / Portland / York steps leading to / Vaults / 4” York / Portland / 3” Rubbed York Paving / 3” Rubbed York Paving / 6” inch Rubbed York Landings joggled and the joints drawn up with white Lead. / 6 Inch York Landings (and rubbed) / On the backs of these Ground Arches, brick walls are to be Roughed up / to carry the Paving, Sleepers on which the joists lie &c / 3” Rubbed York Paving / This half of the Plan shews the York Landings. Paving &c forming the floor of the Chapel &c and some measurements given

Signed and dated

1826-7
The round-stepped entrance may indicate this is a post-1826 scheme as opposed to the earlier 1825 straight-stepped manifestation

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, pen, red pen, wash, coloured washes of brown, pink, light pink and yellow, on wove paper (720 x 525)

Watermark

SMITH & ALLNUTT / 1823

Level

Drawing

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