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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 D4/2/4
Purpose
St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics, Old Street, Finsbury, Islington, London, 1777, 1781-2 and c.1794-1811
Aspect
[8] Principal (S) elevation and FS details of pediment, cornice, string courses and other mouldings to be executed in stone
Scale
1/7 in to 1 ft and FS
Inscribed
No11, mouldings labelled (most by Dance) Great Cornice A, a, full size, Moulding B, b full size, Moulding A which / crowns the Ground Floor, Moulding B at the bottom of / the Piers & Recesses of the / One pair of Stairs Story, Moulding F at the springing of the Arches / and Windows of the One pair of Stairs / Story, Moulding C wth Crowns the one pair of / Stairs Story, Moulding D at the bottom of / Piers & Recesses of the / Two pair of Stairs Story, Moulding G at the springing of / the Arches & Windows of the Two / pair of Stairs Floor, Cornice D, d full size and Moulding C, c full size
Signed: Geo: Dance and contract statement, signatures and date as [SM D4/2/1]
Signed and dated
- 1781-2
Medium and dimensions
Pen, raw umber and sepia washes, pencil, shaded, within single-ruled border on laid paper, two sheets joined, original cloth backing (730 x 2580)
Hand
see note after [SM D4/2/7]
Notes
The three floors of the south front of the two 17-bay wings have small lunette windows set within tall, blind semicircular recesses; the basement has semicircular-headed windows. The pedimented centre has semicircular-headed windows set in blind arches except for the upper floor where rectangular windows are set in recesses crowned by lunettes that light the attic.
Level
Drawing
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