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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 D4/2/2
Purpose
St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics, Old Street, Finsbury, Islington, London, 1777, 1781-2 and c.1794-1811
Aspect
[6] Plan of the Ground Floor of St Lukes Hospital for Lunaticks
Scale
1 1/7 in to 1 ft
Inscribed
as above, No 2, rooms labelled including Physicians room, Masters room, Warming Room, Mens Gallery, Womens Gallery, Privy, Hall and dimensions given
Signed: Geo: Dance 1781 and contract statement, signatures and date as [SM D4/2/1]
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 2575)
Hand
See note to [SM D4/2/7]
Notes
The plan shows a five-bay centre with hall and accommodation for the Master and Physician. Either side there are 17-bay wings, one for women and one for men, each with 17 cells on the south side, a wide corridor and projecting from this northwards, more cells, a privy and a warming room. The right-hand end pavilion is drawn in but is uninscribed and without colour wash, indicating that it was to be built as a second phase. The entrance from Old Street is not shown but, as built, was an arcaded portal linked to the entrance hall by a colonnade.
Level
Drawing
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