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 D4/1/18

Purpose

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

Aspect

[24] Longitudinal section, half-sections and part-sections from E to W

Scale

1/14 in to 1 ft

Inscribed

sections titled including Section from East to West thro' the West Pavilion on the line / TU, Section from East to West thro' the cells &c upon the line CD and dimensions given

Signed and dated

c.1794-1811

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil within single ruled border, pricked for transfer, on wove paper, two sheets joined (645 x 990)

Hand

See note to [SM D4/1/16] and [SM D4/1/17]

Watermark

1794 J Whatman

Notes

This corresponds to the longitudinal and half-longitudinal sections of contract drawing [SM D4/2/6].

Level

Drawing

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