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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.

Level

Drawing

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

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