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Reference number

SM 71/2/57

Purpose

Working drawing for the roof of the Royal Entrance, 1 October 1822

Aspect

Elevation of a roof truss

Scale

to a scale of 1 2/3 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

labelled: AAAA 2 Inches thick / B the collar beam halved into the rafter and dovtaild (sic) / Inch deal boarding free of Sap, A (4 times), B and dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • 1 October 1822
    1 October 1822 / Wr Payne

Medium and dimensions

Pen, yellow and black washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper with two fold marks (313 x 539)

Hand

Walter Payne, clerk of works

Notes

Walter Payne served as clerk of works at the Bank of England from 1789-1833, as well as acting for Soane in a private capacity at Pitzhanger Manor. His drawing is for one of the trusses supporting the roof of the Royal Entrance. A collar beam is a 'horizontal member spanning a pair of principal or common rafters between apex and wall-plate' (J. Lever and J. Harris, Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture 800-1914, 1993).

Level

Drawing

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