Royal College of Surgeons, 41-42 (now 35-43) Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, Camden, London, 1805-12 (with James Lewis)

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  - Royal College of Surgeons, 41-42 (now 35-43) Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, Camden, London, 1805-12 (with James Lewis) (226). Survey drawings, preliminary designs, design and working drawings

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Reference number

SM D5/3/3

Purpose

Royal College of Surgeons, 41-42 (now 35-43) Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, Camden, London, 1805-12 (with James Lewis)

Aspect

[30] Survey cross-section with the museum shown

Scale

1/5 in to1 ft

Inscribed

Sketch of the Section lines of the Houses in Lincolns Inn Fields, labelled Floor of College House (No. 41), Floor of Jenners House (No. 42), dimensions given and (verso, Dance) Royal College of Surgeons / Sections of the Houses / belonging to the College / in Lincolns Inn fields Verso Two perspectives of timber-framed lanterns Pencil

Signed and dated

1805-12

Medium and dimensions

Black, blue and brown pen, light red, yellow and blue washes, pencil, pricked for transfer on wove paper (410 x 530)

Hand

Messrs Keeble & Co., Dance, J. Neill (survey)

Watermark

Ja (cut)

Notes

The inscribed title and scale correspond to drawing [SM D5/1/12] which was made by 'Messrs Keeble & Co.'.

The section reveals one of Dance's problems with 41 and 42 Lincoln's Inn Fields; except for the basement, the floors of No.42 are 6 to 30 inches lower than those of its neighbour.

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Drawing

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