Explore Collections
You are here:
CollectionsOnline
/
Designs for the west front, St John's, Bethnal Green, London, 1825, 1827 [4]
Browse
Purpose
Designs for the west front, St John's, Bethnal Green, London, 1825, 1827 [4]
Notes
The first elevations for the church (SM 59/10/5; SM 47/5/57) show Soane thinking of a pared-down design. In all manifestations, the columns are replaced by giant pilasters with accentuated capitals. The earliest scheme has sets of small arch-topped windows at nave and gallery level, divided by a string course. The early designs have a square-stepped entrance, whilst the later ones (SM 47/5/63; SM 47/5/5) have a round-stepped entrance, and the windows are different. A notable feature is Soane's attempts at the tower design. In both sets of elevations Soane has a truncated tower alongside a typical three-tiered structure.
Level
Group
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk
Contents of Designs for the west front, St John's, Bethnal Green, London, 1825, 1827 [4]
- [4] Design for the principal west front of St John’s, Bethnal Green, 25 May 1825
- [5] Design for the principal western front of St John’s, Bethnal Green, London, June 1825
- [6] Design for the principal western front of St John’s, Bethnal Green, London, 1826-7
- [7] Design for the principal front of St John’s, Bethnal Green, London, February–April 1827