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 D5/9/6

Purpose

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

Aspect

[169] Plan of apse at gallery level and elevation of lattice railing with scroll panels, as executed?

Scale

Scale ½ Inch to the Foot

Inscribed

as above and Royal College of Surgeons / Iron railings for Circular ends of the Museum, For Mr Woodall / to be returned, some dimensions given including Radius 16^Ft.0ⁱⁿ, and (verso, Dance) Iron railing / Circular ends / Museum (twice) Signed: GD Dated: Jan^y 27th 1809

Signed and dated

1805-12

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pink, yellow and blue washes, pencil on laid paper (430 x 675)

Hand

Dance

Watermark

D&CBxX in cartouche surmounted by fleur-de-lis

Notes

Dance has drawn the lattice railing in perspective, the diagonals diminishing on the return side.

Robert Owen's pencil sketch of the interior of the museum (made between 1827 - when he became second assistant conservator - and 1834 and in the Royal College of Surgeons Library, catalogue 316) shows a lattice railing to the gallery as well as many stuffed animals.

Woodall is mentioned by Stroud (p.137, pl.4b) in connection with gates to the Honourable Artillery Company's headquarters, City Road, erected in 1793 by John Woodall and recently demolished. He was the master smith on both contracts for the Royal College of Surgeons and his name appears in the Accounts from 19 August 1808.

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