Volume: Rotherwas Chapel, Herefordshire

Description

Thirty-five sheets relating to Rotherwas Chapel, ranging in date from 1928 to 1990. The sheets include maps, plans, sections, elevations and details of the building, as well as two large information posters.

There are two sheets dating from the early-nineteenth century that record a relief inscription from one of the roof tie beams, and a further three sheets from the same period showing details of the roof's construction. There are four plans of the chapel from the mid-nineteenth century detailing the arrangement of flagstones and incised grave slabs set into the floor of the nave. There is a sheet of elevations of the nave and sanctuary of the chapel, recording the positions of decorative painted panels that are shown at full-size at half full-size on two other sheets in the series.

The series also includes two oversized information posters intended for display at the site dating from the mid-nineteenth century, giving a history of the chapel, estate and Bodenham family, and information regarding the memorial inscriptions on some of the grave slabs in the nave floor. There are also three sheets of tracing of decorative ceramic tiles from the chapel which date to 1975 - 1985.

There are also three sheets concerning electrical supply and services at the chapel dating from 1983 - 1984, and three sheets regarding the design and installation of a lightning protection system on the roof, dating from 1988 - 1990.

Content

This is part of the Series: EHC01/022 English Heritage Plans And Measured Drawings; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(Eh):Archive

This Volume contains the following materials:

Artwork: 2

Location Map/Plan: 6

Measured Drawing: 25

Measured Survey: 2

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