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[119] Record drawing, 25 October 1814
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Reference number
SM volume 76/37
Purpose
[119] Record drawing, 25 October 1814
Aspect
Section of Roof of the New Stables, Chelsea Hospital showing a king post truss 22 feet wide overall, 19 feet between the wall-plates
Scale
bar scale
Inscribed
as above and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- October 25th: 1814
Hand
Soane office
Notes
This drawing, SM volume 76/38, SM volume 76/39 and SM volume 76/40 are record copies of drawings made by a pupil in Soane's office show that alternative types of roof truss were considered: a king post truss and a queen post with a flat top. The elevated perspective of 'the new buildings' at Chelsea Hospital (SM P387) shows that the roof, as built, was hipped with a central three-bay attic with a pavilion roof.
Level
Drawing
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