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[13] Working drawing for the roof timbers over the addition
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Reference number
SM 77/1/37
Purpose
[13] Working drawing for the roof timbers over the addition
Aspect
Plan of roof timbers at base of the dome (cancelled); and part-plans of ribs supporting the ceiling (cancelled)
Scale
bar scale of 1/4 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
(pencil) Base line of Rib G (twice), Rib for ceiling, and note in illegible feint pencil, beginning: Fig A the Plan of Roof shewing the
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen and yellow wash on laid paper with one fold mark (504 x 454)
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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