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[12] Working drawing for the roof timbers over the addition
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Reference number
SM 77/1/36
Purpose
[12] Working drawing for the roof timbers over the addition
Aspect
Plan of roof timbers (cancelled); cross-section (cancelled); and longitudinal section (cancelled)
Scale
to a scale
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen and grey, pink and yellow washes on laid paper (579 x 495)
Hand
attributed to Robert Woodgate (clerk 1788-1791)
Notes
The sanctuary addition has a domed ceiling between apsidal ends. A hipped roof covers the centre while lean-to roofs (almost flat) are over the transepts. Three of the working drawings are cancelled in pencil. SM 77/1/35, SM 77/1/36, SM 77/1/37 and SM 77/1/38 show the roof timbers as well as the ribs that support the ceiling.
Level
Drawing
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