[1] Survey drawing, St Peter's, Walworth, London, 1822

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Reference number

SM 54/6/3

Purpose

[1] Survey drawing, St Peter's, Walworth, London, 1822

Aspect

Plan of the site for the church which shows a large walled enclosure, punctuated by an entrance on four sides, with a rectangular block within. In front of the main entrance is a narrower strip of land leading onto a long path leading to the main road at the bottom

Scale

bar scale of ²/₅ inch to 10 feet

Inscribed

Plan of the site of St .Peter’s Church. Walworth. / Turnpike Road from London to Camberwell. / The level from pavement marked A falls to B ground enclosed 2 feet / Trafalgar Street / 384 feet from the angles / 358.3 feet to the angles / from B to C level detailed measurements are given

Signed and dated

1822
1822

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, pen and wash, pricked for transfer on laid paper (644 x 514)

Hand

Possibly Mocatta, David Alfred (1806--1882), draughtsman
Office Day Book entry for 3 September 1822, has Mocatta drawing plans for the church

Notes

The site chosen was part of Walworth Fields. It is bound on the left by Trafalgar Road, to the right by a road leading to Portland Street, and on the east side by Walworth Road. The detailed measurements show Soane has tried to centre his church in line with the road leading to the major Walworth Road. This was probably to give the church a more imposing view from the main road. Side and back entrances into the grounds are also visible, allowing multiple access points. John speculated these access points may have been conceived by Soane as allowing access for carriages to bring coffins in to bring to a side entrance to the crypt. Either way, as John suggests Soane seems to be thinking about turning a private field off a main road into a large square.

Literature

John, 2003, pp. 36, 37, 38, fig. 24

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