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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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