[3] Design for the window

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
- Churches and chapels
  - Bramley, Hampshire: St James' Church, new chapel for Mrs Brocas, 1801-3 (9)

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Reference number

SM 47/1/88

Purpose

[3] Design for the window

Aspect

Part plan and part elevation

Inscribed

labelled: 10.0, 18.0

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia and light red washes, pricked for transfer on laid paper with two fold marks (699 x 580)

Hand

Soane Office

Notes

Perhaps a preliminary design, but this drawing could also be a survey of an existing window. For example, the wall (shown in the plan) is 3 feet thick - deeper than the walls of the chapel as built. On the other hand, the dimensions are similar to other designs for the window and the design is similar to that of drawing [4] but with an additional transom. The curvilinear tracery incorporates daggers, mouchettes, cinque-foil headed lights and a hood mould with stops.

Level

Drawing

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