Isometric drawing showing the timber decagonal inner supportive structure of the chapter house spire from Lincoln Cathedral

Date:
circa 1975 - circa 1985
Location:
Lincoln Cathedral, Chapter House, Minster Yard, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Reference:
CAH01/04/001
Type:
Measured Drawing
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Description

The drawing is shaded to denote two building phases. The first, shaded, is the decagonal 'gambrel-type' spire structure constructed by James Essex in 1761-2. The second build is shown unshaded and gave the room a pyramidal form, constructed in 1800. This drawing was reproduced as Plate 122 on page 127 of Cecil A Hewett's 'English Cathedral and Monastic Carpentry', published in 1985.

Content

This is part of the Volume: CAH01/04 Cecil A Hewett Historic Carpentry Drawings relating to sites in Lincolnshire; within the Collection: CAH01 Cecil A Hewett Historic Carpentry Drawings Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Creator of Archive: Hewett, Cecil A

Keywords

Roof, Spire, Medieval Chapter House