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
- Prison, courts and a lunatic hospital (5)
  - St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics, Old Street, Finsbury, Islington, London, 1777, 1781-2 and c.1794-1811 Competition design (by an unidentified architect), preliminary design by James Peacock?, contract drawings, specification and drawings of building as executed (32)

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Reference number

SM D4/2/6

Purpose

St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics, Old Street, Finsbury, Islington, London, 1777, 1781-2 and c.1794-1811

Aspect

[10] Four cross-sections, two half-longitudinal sections and one longitudinal section

Scale

1/7 in to 1 ft

Inscribed

St Luke's Hospital for Lunaticks, N^o13, Section from North to South upon the Line EF Plan N^o2 through the Roofs / in the Middle of the Galleries, the Galleries and one of the Cells, Section from North to South upon the Line GH Plan N^o2 across the Privies, / the Straw Shafts, the Galleries and One of the Cells, Section from North to South through the Middle of the Center Building, Section from North to South upon the Line IK Plan N^o2 across the / Galleries and double Cells, Section from East to West through the Galleries upon the line AB Plan N^o2 shewing the South Side of the Galleries &c, Section from East to West through the Cells &c upon the Line CD Plan N^o2 shewing the Cells &c on the South Side of the Galleries, Section from East to West through the Galleries upon the Line AB Plan No 2 shewing the North side of the Galleries &c and dimensions given
Signed: Geo: Dance, contract statement, signatures and date as [SM D4/2/1]

Signed and dated

1781-2

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia, burnt umber, raw umber, yellow and green earth washes, pencil, shaded within single ruled border on laid paper, two sheets joined, original cloth backing (745 x 2590)

Hand

see note after [SM D4/2/7]

Notes

King-post trusses are used for the roof. The 'straw shafts' were to take the soiled straw used for bedding.

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Drawing

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