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Church of St Bartholomew-the-Less, West Smithfield, City of London, 1789
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Reference number
SM D4/9/11
Purpose
Church of St Bartholomew-the-Less, West Smithfield, City of London, 1789
Aspect
[11] Plan at a level above the crown showing all timber members, elevation/section of one-quarter of octagon with oblique view of roof timbers converging at apex and rough pencil details
Scale
1/4 in to 1 ft
Inscribed
timber members labelled A to N and (faint, partly illegible pencil) instructions: here water is to be conveyed ------[illegible] / Space between new Timber and South Parapet & other parts / Cornice to Eaves / here roof is to be raised / here upper part of buildg is to be rendered / here cieling is to be groind / here much of old rafters to Hand / the men cant be employed in Rain & cold / and ----- [illegible] of here finishing is to ----- [illegible], dimensions given and some calculations
Signed and dated
- 1789
Medium and dimensions
Pen, yellow, sepia and raw umber washes, shaded, pencil on laid paper (535 x 760)
Hand
Dance
Watermark
J Whatman and fleur-de-lis in crowned cartouche and W below
Notes
Dance's drawing is precise and legible: it is shaded to show the horizontal and inclined planes; fixing and joints are drawn in; each type of timber member is lettered; and the oblique view clarifies what might have seemed rather complex to the carpenters.
Level
Drawing
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