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Working drawing for the roof of the Royal Entrance, October 1822
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Reference number
SM 71/2/58B
Purpose
Working drawing for the roof of the Royal Entrance, October 1822
Aspect
Elevation of a roof truss
Scale
bar scale of 15/9 inch (sic) to 1 foot
Medium and dimensions
Pen, yellow and sepia washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper (482 x 688)
Hand
Walter Payne, clerk of works
Watermark
Smith & Allnutt
Notes
The battlements shown in profile on either side of the roof reveal that this is the roof of the Royal Entrance. This is the same truss as in SM 71/2/57.
Level
Drawing
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