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  • image SM vol. 67/6

Reference number

SM vol. 67/6

Purpose

[45] Copy of a working drawing for the roof timbers of the new offices, 13 April 1802

Aspect

Plan and sections of the roof timbers

Scale

bar scale of 1/4 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

labelled: A (twice), B (3 times), C (10 times), D (8 times), E, F (twice), G, H, I (twice), K, L, AA Beams.... 11 by 9 / BB &c.... 11 by 7 / CC &c.... 11 by 7 / DD &c.... 11 by 4 / E.... 10 by 6 / F Principal rafter Top 5½ by 4 / Bottom.... 7 by 4 / G King posts.... 11 by 4 / H Braces.... 4 by 4 / I small rafters.... 4½ by 2¼ / Hip Rafters.... 11 by 3 / K Wall plates.... 9 by 6 / pool plate.... 6 by 4 / L Purloins.... 5 by 4

Signed and dated

  • 13 April 1802
    (Copy) / Lincolns Inn Fields / April 13th 1802

Medium and dimensions

Pen, light red, yellow and sepia washes on laid paper, bound into volume (580 x 687)

Hand

Soane Office

Notes

The offices have a hipped roof with a queen post truss structure. (The reference to 'King posts' is a misnomer as the posts connect to the straining beam, not the apex of the roof).

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk