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[224] Working drawing, c.1822
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Reference number
SM 67/3/4
Purpose
[224] Working drawing, c.1822
Aspect
Rough elevation of roof truss, Chelsea Hospital
Inscribed
as above, labelled The truss at A in the plan.- and some dimensions and calculations given
Hand
Soane office
Notes
The Surgeon and Whitster were accommodated in one building (the Surgeon in grander and larger quarters). The arrangement of the building comprises a large central building with a pitched roof, flanked by wings with separate hipped roofs (with flat tops supporting chimneys). SM volume 48/4, with queen post structure, is for the roof over the centre part of the Surgeon's House, as the inscription indicates. This drawing is probably for one of the side pavilions, which has a flat top.
The widths of the two elevations - (this drawing) around 38 ft, (SM volume 48/4) around 48 ft - support the suggestion that this drawing is also for this building as the difference appears to correspond to the difference in width between the two side wing roofs and the central roof.
The widths of the two elevations - (this drawing) around 38 ft, (SM volume 48/4) around 48 ft - support the suggestion that this drawing is also for this building as the difference appears to correspond to the difference in width between the two side wing roofs and the central roof.
Level
Drawing
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