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[150] Record (working) drawing, 20 April 1815
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Reference number
SM volume 76/53
Purpose
[150] Record (working) drawing, 20 April 1815
Aspect
Chelsea Hospital. / Section of the Basement Story of part of the additions / to the Clerk of Works' house.
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
as above and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- April 20th. 1815
Hand
Soane office
Watermark
1812
Notes
The construction of Soane's additions to the Clerk of Works' House began in April 1815. This drawing, dated to that same month, is too neat or too finished to be a working drawing and is probably a record copy made as part of a pupil's education.
The drawing is the corresponding section to SM volume 76/52. It shows the south wall of the south-east corner room, with a central fire-place and windows either side of it. The beams are shown above, in the exact spacing and thickness of those on the plan. The drawing also shows two beams ('bond timbers') spanning the width of each window. It seems likely that these were for temporary support, across the brickwork and unglazed windows, during construction.
The drawing is the corresponding section to SM volume 76/52. It shows the south wall of the south-east corner room, with a central fire-place and windows either side of it. The beams are shown above, in the exact spacing and thickness of those on the plan. The drawing also shows two beams ('bond timbers') spanning the width of each window. It seems likely that these were for temporary support, across the brickwork and unglazed windows, during construction.
Level
Drawing
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