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[154] Design for the building, c1769-76, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 44/97
Purpose
[154] Design for the building, c1769-76, unexecuted
Aspect
Axial section through the building as Adam volume 44/98, showing the apsidal end, with a coffered semi-dome, a central window flanked by niches, and to either side of the nave are aisles screened by Corinthian columns, with doors on the ground storey, and a mezzanine forming a gallery
Scale
bar scale of 1 ½ inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Section cross the Church for Durham yard (in the hand of William Adam)
Signed and dated
- 1769-76
date range: 1769-76
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (544 x 492)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 33
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 66
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 66
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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