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[161] Record (detail) drawing, c. June 1815
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Reference number
SM volume 76/71
Purpose
[161] Record (detail) drawing, c. June 1815
Aspect
Chelsea Hospital, Elevation of one of the Chimney Shafts at the Clerk of the Works House
Scale
bar scale
Inscribed
as above and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- datable to c. June 1815
Hand
Soane office
Notes
This drawing and SM volume 76/70 show the designs for two types of chimney stack used on the Clerk of Works' House.
The drawing shows a central window with two chimney shafts to either side, each pair joined by two stone string-courses and crowned by a plain chimney pot. This arrangement was repeated on each of the four sides of the attic.
The drawing shows a central window with two chimney shafts to either side, each pair joined by two stone string-courses and crowned by a plain chimney pot. This arrangement was repeated on each of the four sides of the attic.
Literature
G. Soane, article in The Champion, 10 September 1815
Level
Drawing
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