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[29] Design for the interior, St Peter's, Walworth, London, c.January-June 1823
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Reference number
SM 54/6/19
Purpose
[29] Design for the interior, St Peter's, Walworth, London, c.January-June 1823
Aspect
Top: Axial section looking towards the altar area. The vaults are shown above the foundation level with five arches, with those on the far left and right with doors. On either side are the sections for the two external staircases leading down to the vaults. Above is the nave with the aisles either side. The aisle doors are shown fully finished on the left side, with pews in profile, their spaces demarcated by a Doric column. The chancel area is framed at the front by a semi-circular arch, and has a low balustraded altar rail surrounding the altarpiece. Three arched windows are set high on the back wall. Above are the trusses to support the main pitched roof in the centre, and the ceiling of the aisles. Behind the truss there is a square stylobate
Bottom: Axial section, using red pen for centring, and looking towards the organ gallery. The vaults are shown above the foundation level with five arches, with those on the far left and right with doors. On either side are the sections for the two external staircases leading down to the vaults. Above is the nave with the aisles either side. The aisle doors are shown fully finished on the left side. The nave has two double doors serving as the main entrance flanked by two Doric columns and two iron posts. The gallery has two aisles within an arched profile, the right has a narrow door with a fan light, while the left aisle shows a finished door and choir pews, and the fan window is low on the back wall. The roof line shows the truss work on the main pitched roof, and trusses for the aisle ceilings. Behind is the square stylobate and lowest portion of the bell tower. There is a faint pencil design next to the right external staircase of an unknown subject
Scale
to a scale of 1/5 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
No.10 / Newington Church / Copied July 1823 / Section on the line G.H. / Section on the line E.F.
Signed and dated
- January-June 1823
Copied July 1823.from a design datable to January-June 1823 in accordance with SM 54/6/18
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen, red pen, wash, coloured washes of yellow, light brown, blue, and pink, pricked for transfer on wove paper (731 x 534)
Hand
Possibly Stephen Burchell (1806 - c.1843), draughtsman
The letter types -N, -C and -c conform to Burchell's handwriting, and the Soane Office Day Books for July 1823 has Burchell and/or Mocatta working on drawings for the church
Possibly Mocatta, David Alfred (1806--1882), draughtsman
Office Day Books for July 1823 has Burchell and/or Mocatta working on drawings for the church
The letter types -N, -C and -c conform to Burchell's handwriting, and the Soane Office Day Books for July 1823 has Burchell and/or Mocatta working on drawings for the church
Possibly Mocatta, David Alfred (1806--1882), draughtsman
Office Day Books for July 1823 has Burchell and/or Mocatta working on drawings for the church
Verso
faint pencil drawings of capital and architrave profile, some hatching lines used
Notes
This is the most detailed of the axial sections showing the chancel. The windows at the back have been reduced to three, as opposed to five from the year before (SM 54/6/10). These windows were later filled with stained-glass from Mr Collins who had a shop on the Strand, and which Soane commissioned especially for the church (see scheme note).
Literature
John 2003, pp. 56, 59-60, fig. 50, p. 81, fig. 89
Level
Drawing
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