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Reference number

SM D5/8/15

Purpose

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

Aspect

[98] Half-longitudinal section of sub-structure

Scale

Scale ½ Inch to the Foot

Inscribed

as above, labelled Basement Floor (twice), Level of Ground Floor and Middle or Center and dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • 1805-12

Medium and dimensions

Pen, light red and blue washes on wove paper (350 x 475)

Hand

Lewis's office?

Notes

Differing from [SM D5/8/6] and [SM D5/8/9], the arched openings, 3 feet wide, are stepped on the bottom instead of having corresponding inverted arches. This more simple use of stepped brickwork would have saved the bricklayer time in not having to cut bricks to form the bottom arches. Evidently, Lewis had a different method to Dance whose detailing [SM D5/3/6], [SM D5/3/4], [SM D5/3/5], [SM D5/8/4], [SM D5/8/5], [SM D5/8/6], [SM D5/8/9] is consistent with other of his works.

Level

Drawing

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