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Record Id:

032-003442839

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003442839

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ISAD(G)

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Add MS 6776

Title:

Architectural drawings, plans, and sketches, by James Essex

Scope & Content:

In folio, ff. 96, containing:

Architectural drawings, plans, and sketches, by James Essex, f.S.A., of Cambridge, architect.

1. Designs for a new building at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, viz.

a. West prospect, and plan, designed by Essex, engraved by Major, 1773. f. 1. b. Elevation, and plan. f. 2. c. Plan on a larger scale. f. 3. d. Elevation, and plan, unfinished (pencil). f. 4. e. Elevation of door case. f. 5. f. Elevation of windows. f. 6. g. Plan, and elevation, of a new building for Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, designed by

R. Masters, engraved by Stephens (from Master’s History of the College). f. 7. See Essex’s ‘Letter to his Subscribers,’ 1748/1749. Octavo.

2. Plans, elevations, and sections, etc., of the chapel of King’s College, Cambridge, viz.

a. Two plans of the college, and the surrounding buildings. ff. 8, 9. b. Ground plan of the chapel, and plan of the groined roof. f. 10. c. Elevation of the interior of the East end, with an original design for an altar screen. f. 11. d. Measurements of the great West window. f. 12. e. Plan, and elevation, of the base of one of the turrets, with measurements, and profiles. f. 13. f. Plan of one of the turrets at the first stage above the parapet. Plan of the same, at the springing of the lantern. f. 14. g. Measurements of the first of the above plans. f. 15. h. Half elevation, and measurements, of one of the turrets, from the roof of the chapel to the springing of the lanterns. f. 16. i. Elevation, and section, of the upper part of the turret and lantern. f. 17. k. Details, and measurements, of the lantern of the South West turret. f. 18. l. Elevation, and measurements, of one of the pinnacles on the side of the chapel. f. 19. m. Rough sketch of the upper part of the same. f. 20. n. Elevation, measurements, and profile, of one of the side windows. f. 21. o. Section of the great arch of stone over the chapel, with part of the window, and details of the construction of the arch. f. 22. p. Section in the middle, from East to West, of the great arch. f. 22b. q. Details, and measurements, of part of the groining of the roof, and section of the timberwork in the roof. f. 23. r. Mode of finding the places of intersection of the arches of the roof. f. 24. s. Rough draft of the above. f. 25. t. Details of the masonry of the arch. f. 26. u. Six drawings of various details of the chapel. ff. 27-32.

3. Plan of Stonehenge. f. 33.

4. Ten finished drawings for an intended history of architecture. ff. 34-43.

5.a. Plan, and longitudinal section, of the ruins of the Conventual Church of Ely. (Engraved in Bentham’s History). f. 44. b. Another section, showing the opposite side. f. 45.

6. Plan, and section, of the church at Croyland, ‘built by Ethelbald, King of Mercia, anno 716.’ Plan of the church, and offices, belonging to Croyland Abbey. f. 46.

7. Elevations, plans, sections, and details of the Town Hall at Cambridge (in eight drawings). ff. 47-54b.

8. Thirty one drawings, some with measurements, of gothic architecture. ff. 55-82.

9. Four drawings, and plans, of bridges. ff. 83-86.

10. Fourteen drawings, plans, sections, etc., of various buildings. ff. 87-96.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Additional Manuscripts

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Hierarchy:

032-003442839

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 volume (96 folios)

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1760

End Date:

1799

Date Range:

Late 18th century

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Physical Characteristics:

Folio

Custodial History:

Add MS 6760 to Add MS 6773, and Add MS 6776, contain the collections of James Essex, architect, of Cambridge, and form a part of the legacy of Thomas Kerrich. Add MS 6728 to Add MS 6776, inclusive, were bequeathed by Rev. Thomas Kerrich, Keeper of the Pub

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Notes:

This catalogue description has been transcribed from the original [18th-19th-century] handwritten Catalogue of Additional Manuscripts and may contain inaccuracies. The handwritten catalogue is available in the Manuscripts Reading Room.

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