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Title	A Mountain Chapel [Architectural drawing]
Collection	Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection
Maker	Lethaby;William Richard;
Date	1877
Extended Description	Plan 'S' elevation and south-west view of chapel in mountain.
Id Number Current Accession	F.11
Id Number Current Repository	1196
Inscription	Recto - "34", "26a" and "WRL" in pencil. Verso - "32" (x2, one in pencil, one in blue pencil)
Location Creation Site	Barnstaple
Subject	Architecture;Drawings / Sketches;Lethaby;William Richard;
Measurements Dimensions	315 x 475 mm
Material	Pencil, pen and black ink on wove paper (probably Whatman hand made).
Notes	Signed 'Debut', pseudonym of W.R. Lethaby. Published in The Building News, vol. 32 (1878-79). Made for The Building News Designing Club Competition. Lethaby entered 19 drawings in all, 17 of which were published in The Building News, all of which are present in the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design Special Collection. Lethaby won the competition, being awarded first place in the January of 1878.
Object Notes	Architectural design for a Mountain Chapel, signed with the Debut pseudonym, which shows 1) plan 2) south elevation and 3) south-west view. The plan is fully labelled; the inscriptions (incorporated in the design) - "Accomodation - Nave 38, Choir 12, Total 50".Underdrawing visible.
Relation Exhibition	W R Lethaby 1857-1931: architecture, design and education, London, Central School of Arts and Crafts
Relation References	Book: Rubens;Godfrey;, William Richard Lethaby: his life and work 1857-1931, Architectural Press. 1986. Article in book: Rubens;Godfrey;, The Drawings of William Richard Lethaby, Object Lessons: Central Saint Martins Art and Design Archive, Backemey
Rights	University of the Arts London, Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection
Source	Christie�s; A.B. Waters CBE
Technique	Pen and ink drawing
Work Type	Fine Art