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St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, City of London, 1791-5
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Reference number
SM D4/8/1
Purpose
St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, City of London, 1791-5
Aspect
[1] Survey plan of ground S and W of Gibbs's buildings and either side of Windmill Court and Long Walk including Still House, Apothecary's Shops, Collonade under / Writing School, Grammar School and Town Ditch and some dimensions given
Scale
1/20 in to 1 ft
Inscribed
as above, plots labelled Steward, Mr Field, Mr Long, Late Fenn, Roberts, Willmott, Smith (twice), Smallpiece, Laurence, Larner, Davies and Dikinson
Signed and dated
- 1791
Medium and dimensions
Black and brown pen and yellow wash, pencil on laid paper (460 x 280)
Hand
John Manning (surveyor)
Watermark
fleur-de-lis in crowned cartouche and GR below
Notes
The survey plan dates from January 1791 when the ground east of Long Walk, south of Crown Court and north of the town ditch was leased from Christ's Hospital for the construction of new buildings for St Bartholomew's Hospital, hence the mention of 'Writing School' and 'Grammar School'. The plan of 1791 relating to the agreement (Archives of St Bartholomew's Hospital, HC/47/39) was signed by George Dance among others. The new buildings, designed for the hospital by Dance, included the Surgeons Theatre, the construction of which was agreed in June 1791.
Level
Drawing
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