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[29] Detail of girder and truss
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Reference number
SM 77/2/33
Purpose
[29] Detail of girder and truss
Aspect
Girder & Truss full size
Scale
full size
Inscribed
as above, Ramsey Abbey, 6 Inches, AA, BB, D, The Truss A to be of good dry oak ... 5 by 4 / & the End cappd with Iron as at BB / & the Girder when bolted together to / be Inch & ½ between / It is necessary that the bolt G should / be 6 Inches longer than the depth of / the Girder as it must be kept up / 6 Inches above the top when first put in / to draw the Girder Cambering
Signed and dated
- 00/07/1804
Copy of one sent to Cook / July 1804
Medium and dimensions
Pen, yellow and warm sepia washes, on laid paper (565 x 679)
Hand
Soane office
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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