Add MS 6772

A quarto volume, ff. 283, containing a similar collection [to Add MS 6771] of Essex’s architectural notes.

1. Collection of rough plans, elevations, and sections, with measurements, and architectural calculations, relative to King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, with memoranda relating to the same. ff. 1-77.

2. Miscellaneous papers relative to gothic architecture, as exemplified in particular buildings and places, viz. St. Albans, Peterborough Cathedral, Croyland Abbey and bridge (including drafts of three letters, from Mr. Essex to Mr. Gough, 1784), and Rochester old bridge (including two original letters from Mr. Gough to Mr. Essex, 1783). ff. 78-111.

3. Explanations of some old words, and technical terms used in architecture, extracted from various works. ff. 112-138.

4. Papers relating chiefly to various buildings at Cambridge, viz.

i. Observations on round churches, and, in particular, the church of St. Sepulchre, Cambridge. ff. 140-157. ii. Elevations in outline, of part of the front, and of the East, and of the chapel of Peterhouse College. ff. 158, 159. iii. Pencil sketch of the sepulchral brass of Walter Hewke, Master of Trinity Hall (who died in 1510). f. 160. iv. Plans of the Roman city of Granta, or Grantacaster, and the country round, as also of the Roman stations in Cambridgeshire, with remarks. ff. 161-166. v. Copy of the inscription on the new Guildhall, Cambridge, finished in 1782, James Essex, architect. f. 167. vi. References to Baker’s manuscripts relating to Cambridge, and extracts. ff. 168-172. vii. Copy of the will of Sir George Downing, founder of Downing College, proved 13 June 1749. ff. 173-175. viii. Chronological list of the erection of churches in Cambridgeshire. f. 176. ix. Remarks on the site of St. Gregory’s Hostel, and the hospital of St. John the Evangelist, Cambridge. ff. 177, 178. x. History of Denny Abbey, county Cambridgeshire, with plans of the remains. ff. 179-180. See Lyson’s Magna Brittania, vol. II, p. 272, where part is printed, and also Add MS 6761, ff. 9-14. xi. Translation of the Latin letter, addressed by the University of Cambridge to the King of Denmark, conferring on him the degree of Doctor of Civil Law, 2 Oct 1768, with a description of the painting with which it was ornamented. ff. 181, 182. xii. Sketches, in pencil, of the town seal of Cambridge. f. 183. xiii. Notes relating to the history of Sturbridge Fair, held at Cambridge, with a proof impression of an engraved plan of it, and manuscript notes, and a drawn view of the chapel of the hospital of St. Mary Magdalen at Sturbridge. ff. 184-187.

5. A collection of papers, consisting of plans; sketches; details, and measurements; letters between Mr. Essex and Mr. Bentham, 1757-1768; etc. relating to the Conventual and Cathedral Church of Ely, enclosing a printed ‘Catalogue of the principal members of the Conventual and Cathedral Church of Ely,’ from the foundation, H.D. 6-3 to A.D. 1756,’ quarto, Cambridge, 1756. ff. 188-253.

6. A collection of papers, consisting of plans, measurements, sketches, etc. of the cathedral of Lincoln, including a copy of Essex’s survey, taken in Aug 1764, and the observations by Mr. Essex on the repairs of the cathedral, read before the Society of Antiquaries, 16 Mar 1775, with letters between Mr. Essex and Dr. William Richardson, 1762, 1766. ff. 254-283.