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Blueprints for S staircase and Y staircase, 1925-03 - 1927-03-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/CMR/263

Scope and Contents

Comprises:
1. Reinforced Concrete Construction; Details of Precast Tubular Floors; foundation plan shewing ground floor beams & slabs etc. Annotated on the back 'floors etc. - Stuart's'. (Drawing No. 1) Messrs Kennedy & Nightingale; Stuarts Granolithic Co Ltd, Reinforced Concrete Specialists, Designers & Constructors. Scale: 1/8", 1/2" & 1"=1 foot. March 1925 and annotated 25/3/26
2. Reinforced Concrete Construction; Details of Precast Tubular Floors; foundation plan shewing ground floor beams & slabs etc. Annotated on the back 'floors etc. - Stuart's'. (Drawing No. 1) Messrs Kennedy & Nightingale; Stuarts Granolithic Co Ltd, Reinforced Concrete Specialists, Designers & Constructors. Scale: 1/8", 1/2" & 1"=1 foot. March 1925
3. Reinforced Concrete Construction; Details of Precast Tubular Floors; ground floor plan shewing first floor beams & slabs etc. (Drawing No. 2) Messrs Kennedy & Nightingale; Stuarts Granolithic Co Ltd, Reinforced Concrete Specialists, Designers & Constructors. Scale: 1/8", 1/2" & 1"=1 foot. March 1926
4. Reinforced Concrete Construction; Details of Precast Tubular Floors; ground floor plan shewing first floor beams & slabs etc. Annotated. (Drawing No. 2) Messrs Kennedy & Nightingale; Stuarts Granolithic Co Ltd, Reinforced Concrete Specialists, Designers & Constructors. Scale: 1/8", 1/2" & 1"=1 foot. March 1926 and annotated 25/3/26
5. Reinforced Concrete Construction; Details of Precast Tubular Floors; first floor plan shewing second floor beams & slabs etc. (Drawing No. 3) Messrs Kennedy & Nightingale; Stuarts Granolithic Co Ltd, Reinforced Concrete Specialists, Designers & Constructors. Scale: 1/8", 1/2" & 1"=1 foot. April 1926
6. Reinforced Concrete Construction; Details of Precast Tubular Floors; first floor plan shewing second floor beams & slabs etc. (Drawing No. 3) Messrs Kennedy & Nightingale; Stuarts Granolithic Co Ltd, Reinforced Concrete Specialists, Designers & Constructors. Scale: 1/8", 1/2" & 1"=1 foot. April 1926
7. Reinforced Concrete Construction; Details of Precast Tubular Floors; second floor plan shewing third floor beams & slabs etc. (Drawing No. 4) Messrs Kennedy & Nightingale; Stuarts Granolithic Co Ltd, Reinforced Concrete Specialists, Designers & Constructors. Scale: 1/8", 1/2" & 1"=1 foot. May 1926
8. Reinforced Concrete Construction; Details of Precast Tubular Floors; second floor plan shewing third floor beams & slabs etc. (Drawing No. 4) Messrs Kennedy & Nightingale; Stuarts Granolithic Co Ltd, Reinforced Concrete Specialists, Designers & Constructors. Scale: 1/8", 1/2" & 1"=1 foot. May 1926
9. Reinforced Concrete Construction; Details of Precast Tubular Floors; foundation plan shewing ground floor beams & slabs etc. (Drawing No. 1) Messrs Kennedy & Nightingale; Stuarts Granolithic Co Ltd, Reinforced Concrete Specialists, Designers & Constructors. Scale: 1/8", 1/2" & 1"=1 foot. March 1925
10. Reinforced Concrete Construction; Details of Precast Tubular Floors; foundation plan shewing ground floor beams & slabs etc. Annotations include initials and date. (Drawing No. 1) Messrs Kennedy & Nightingale; Stuarts Granolithic Co Ltd, Reinforced Concrete Specialists, Designers & Constructors. Scale: 1/8", 1/2" & 1"=1 foot. March 1925 and annotated March 17th 1926
11. Reinforced Concrete Construction; Details of Precast Tubular Floors; ground floor plan shewing first floor beams & slabs etc. (Drawing No. 2) Messrs Kennedy & Nightingale; Stuarts Granolithic Co Ltd, Reinforced Concrete Specialists, Designers & Constructors. Scale: 1/8", 1/2" & 1"=1 foot. March 1926
12. Goods Lift & Enclosures 1cwt Load. George Johnson Ltd Lift Manufacturer. Scale: 1"=1 foot. 8/3/27
13. Foundation for New Buildings. Includes a bar list (how many bars of each dimension are required). Annotated on the back 'Raft' and a sketch. (148/2) GL Kennedy & JB Nightingale; Harold Cane, MI Strachey? Consulting Engineer. Scale: 1/8" & 1/2" =1 foot. 1.2.26
14. Foundation for New Buildings. Includes a bar list (how many bars of each dimension are required). Annotated on the back 'Rafts'. (148/2) GL Kennedy & JB Nightingale; Harold Cane, MI Strachey? Consulting Engineer. Scale: 1/8" & 1/2" =1 foot. 1.2.26
15. New Buildings (Revised Drawing). Foundations plan, ground floor plan, first floor plan, second floor plan. Annotations include pendants, brackets and plugs. (Drawing No. 5) GL Kennedy & JB Nightingale. Scale: 1/8"=1 foot. Undated
16. New Buildings (Revised Drawing). Foundations plan, ground floor plan, first floor plan, second floor plan. Annotations include initials and date. (Drawing No. 5 [top right corner is stored with fragments]) GL Kennedy & JB Nightingale. Scale: 1/8"=1 foot. March 17th 1926
17. New Buildings (Revised Drawing). Roof plan, fourth floor plan, third floor plan, sections A-A and B-B. Annotated [pendants, brackets and plugs] (Drawing No. 6) GL Kennedy & JB Nightingale. Scale: 1/8"=1 foot. Undated
18. New Buildings (Revised Drawing). Roof plan, fourth floor plan, third floor plan, sections A-A and B-B. Annotations include 'Electrical' on the back. (Drawing No. 6) GL Kennedy & JB Nightingale. Scale: 1/8"=1 foot. 28.4.26
19. New Buildings (Revised Drawing). Roof plan, fourth floor plan, third floor plan, sections A-A and B-B. Annotation: initials and date. (Drawing No. 6) GL Kennedy & JB Nightingale. Scale: 1/8"=1 foot. March 17th 1926
20. Reinforced Concrete Construction; Details of Precast Tubular Floors; third floor plan shewing fourth floor beams & slabs etc. (Drawing No. 6) Messrs Kennedy & Nightingale; Stuarts Granolithic Co Ltd, Reinforced Concrete Specialists, Designers & Constructors. Scale: 1/8", 1/2" & 1"=1 foot. Sept. 1926
21. New Buildings (Revised Drawing). North, west and south elevations, sections C-C, D-D and E-E. Annotation: initials and date, and on the back 'Stuart's Copies of Reinforced Work'. (Drawing No. 7) GL Kennedy & JB Nightingale. Scale: 1/8"=1 foot. March 17th 1926
22. Half Inch Details of North Elevation. Annotated; includes a section. (Drawing No. 9) GL Kennedy & JB Nightingale. Scale: 1/2"=1 foot. Undated
23. Half Inch Details of West Elevation. Annotated; also has 'ground floor plan looking up' and 'first & second floor plans' of the oriel window. Back has sketches of corner joists of rooms. (Drawing No. 10) GL Kennedy & JB Nightingale. Scale: 1/2"=1 foot. Undated
24. Half Inch Details of South Elevation. Annotations include initials and date. (Drawing No. 11) GL Kennedy & JB Nightingale. Scale: 1/2"=1 foot. Undated
25. Half Inch Details of East Elevation. Annotated; also has a plan. [torn off, likely to be (Drawing No. 8 or 12]) GL Kennedy & JB Nightingale. Scale: 1/2"=1 foot. Undated
26. Half-Inch Details of South Loggia & Passage Through Existing Building. (Drawing No. 17) GL Kennedy & JB Nightingale. Scale: 1/2"=1 foot. Undated
27. Half Inch Details of South Elevation of Instalment Block. Includes sections. Annotation: initials and date. (Drawing No. 18) GL Kennedy & JB Nightingale. Scale: 1/2"=1 foot. March 17th 1926
28. 1/2" Scale Setting Out Plan of Ground Floor Shewing Fellow's Staircase, etc. Annotated. (Drawing No. 19 [top right corner is stored with fragments]) GL Kennedy & JB Nightingale. Scale: 1/2"=1 foot. Undated
29. 1/2" Scale Setting Out Plan of Ground Floor Shewing Fellow's Staircase, etc. Annotation: initials and date. (Drawing No. 19) GL Kennedy & JB Nightingale. Scale: 1/2"=1 foot. March 17th 1926
30. 1/2" Details of Lobby to Baths [sections]. (Drawing No. 20) GL Kennedy & JB Nightingale. Scale: 1/2"=1 foot. Undated
31. 1/2" Details of Lobby to Baths [sections]. Annotation: initials and date. (Drawing No. 20) GL Kennedy & JB Nightingale. Scale: 1/2"=1 foot. March 17th 1926
32. Window details, jambs, Bodley's elevations and section C-D. Annotated on back 'Casements'. Henry Hope & Sons Ltd., Casement Dept. No scale given. 22.10.26 and 23 Dec 26
33. Window details, jambs, Bodley's elevations and section C-D. Henry Hope & Sons Ltd., Casement Dept. No scale given. 22.10.26, 23 Dec 26 and (on back) 30/12/26.
































Dates

  • Creation: 1925-03 - 1927-03-08

Conditions Governing Access

From the Sub-Fonds:

ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD MAY BE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS. ASK THE ARCHIVISTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Extent

1 collection (33 items and 1 packet of fragments) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

There is a list in the College Archive accessions folder, showing the order in which the drawings were found. They were rearranged by the archivist in February 2019 for intellectual content, excepting the first 8 drawings which were left connected by brads and numbered in the order in which they were found.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Items 1-8 were held together with brads, #8 on top (showing) and #1 on the bottom. The brads were removed to improve safe handling of the documents.

Date information

DateText: Some items undated.

Originator(s)

GL Kennedy & JB Nightingale, Architects; various subcontractors

Finding aid date

2019-02-06 17:16:59+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Archive Centre, King's College, Cambridge Repository

Contact:
Archivist
King's College
Cambridge CB2 1ST United Kingdom
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