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[16] Working drawing for the sanctuary addition, 8 October 1789
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Reference number
SM 47/2/59
Purpose
[16] Working drawing for the sanctuary addition, 8 October 1789
Aspect
Longitudinal section and half-cross section
Scale
bar scale of 3/11 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 8 October 1789
Octbr 8 1789
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen and grey and pink washes on cartridge paper with three fold marks (636 x 472)
Hand
Soane office
Notes
The open interior of the sanctuary rises two storeys and has a domed ceiling, measuring 29 feet 1/4 inches from the floor to the top of the entablature. Round-headed arches surround the apsidal transepts on two floors. Corinthian and Ionic orders mirror the interiors of the existing chapel, as do the mouldings. A catacomb is beneath the altar. This drawing shows the shelf-tombs and narrow passages.
Level
Drawing
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