[41] Design, 24 August 1809

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
- Public buildings
  - London: Royal Hospital, Chelsea for the Board of Commissioners, 1807-1835 (226)
    - Infirmary, August 1809 - November 1810, April - July 1818 and c.1833 (88)

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Reference number

SM volume 77/55

Purpose

[41] Design, 24 August 1809

Aspect

Chelsea Hospital / Plan of the Basement Floor of a / Design for a new Infirmary

Scale

bar scale

Inscribed

as above, labelled (Soane) N^o:1, This Drawing and the others n^o: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7 are / the drawings referred to in my Report, dated Aug^st: 24 1809 / sent under cover to George Aust Esq^re for the information / of the Lords and other Commissioners for managing the / affairs of Chelsea Hospital/ John Soane, From the particular favorable circumstance / of the great declinity in the ground towards / the River I am enabled without increasing / the superficies of the building, to make an / arcade exceeding 150 feet in length, wherein / the convalescent patients, secure from / weather may enjoy the full benefit of the / pure air from the River where as well as / under the majestic Elms in the airing ground., "Batter'd with War in many an hard /campaign / Tho' the maim'd soldier quits the martial plain / Fancy restores him to the Battle's rage, / and temporary youth inflames his age, / again he fights the foe, counts o'er his scars. / Tho' Chelsea now the seat of all his wars / and fondly hanging on the lengthened tale / Re-slays his thousands", On the Basement also are apartments for the / matron, one of whose duties being to provide for the / sick, requires her Kitchen at least to be placed as / to enable the Sick to have their nourishment warm / and comfortable - here are also a Hot & Cold Bath / with their appurtenances, and several other necessary / offices, Washouse, Cold Bath, door, area (three times), Dressing / Room, arcade (eight times), Hot Bath, Staircase (twice), Cover^d / way, Proj[ection], Matrons / Kitchen, Still / Room, Matron, Surgeon's / Kitchen / etc and Matron's / Parlour

Signed and dated

John Soane. architect. Lincolns Inn Fields, Copy delivered / August 24^th 1809

Hand

Soane office, Soane

Notes

This drawing, SM volume 77/58, SM volume 77/54 and SM volume 77/57 all show different floors of same building, with wards, matron's kitchen and other rooms all laid out. The building separated on the end is presumably still intended as a 'foul ward'.

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Drawing

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