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St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics, Old Street, Finsbury, Islington, London, 1777, 1781-2 and c.1794-1811
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- George Dance office drawings: the drawings of George Dance the Elder and George Dance the Younger
Reference number
SM D4/2/1
Purpose
St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics, Old Street, Finsbury, Islington, London, 1777, 1781-2 and c.1794-1811
Aspect
[5] Plan of the Basement Floor of St. Lukes Hospital for Lunaticks
Scale
1/7 in to 1 ft
Inscribed
as above, No 1, rooms labelled including Pantry, Cutting room, Boiling room, Masters Pantry, Masters kitchen, Kitchen, Cooks room, Scullery, Laundry, Wash house, Corridor, Passage and Cellar and dimensions given
Signed: Geo: Dance 1781 and I hereby acknowledge this to be one of the Drawings referred to in the / Particulars and Agreement which I have this day signed and executed / for the building the Carcase of an Hospital for Lunaticks in Old Street / in the Parish of St Luke Middlesex / Joshua Hobson / W Hobson May 30th 1782
Dated: May 30th 1782 (as above)
Signed and dated
- 1781-2
Medium and dimensions
Pen and light red wash, pencil, within single ruled border on laid paper, two sheets joined, original cloth backing (740 x 2590)
Hand
See note to [SM D4/2/7]
Notes
The overall length of the 39-bay front is given as 386 feet 2¼ inches and the length of each 17-bay wing is 164 feet 8½ inches.
Level
Drawing
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