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[6] Design for the principal western front of St John’s, Bethnal Green, London, 1826-7
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Reference number
SM 47/5/63
Purpose
[6] Design for the principal western front of St John’s, Bethnal Green, London, 1826-7
Aspect
Elevation of the west front of the church in many respects similar to SM 47/5/57 except the end bay windows are a transomed and latticed type with a square window at nave level and large round-topped window at gallery level. The plan on the left is slightly altered to show the corner caps on the dome, and the elevation of the alternative truncated second tier and dome of the tower on the right shows the caps with pinecone finials emanating from the top of the first tier across the bottom
Scale
bar scale of 1inch to 5 feet
Signed and dated
- 1826-7
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen, wash, coloured washes of olive green, Payne’s grey, pink, stone and yellow, pricked for transfer, on wove paper (731 x 526)
Hand
Probably Soane Office, draughtsman
Watermark
SMITH & ALLNUTT / 1823
Notes
The date of 1826-7 is surmised by the change in windows from the earlier similar elevation (SM 47/5/57). The Commission requested that Soane change the window designs in 1826, which he did by copying those used at his earlier St Peter's Church, Walworth with a square bottom, transom in between and a large round-topped window for the gallery level. This was executed for an additional cost of £270.
Literature
Carr, 1976, Vol. II, p. 428; Vol III, p. 888 fig. 263
Level
Drawing
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