Wren office drawings

Preliminary plan of the north half of the west portico and west vestibule

Study for the transept end, entrance and steps, including (on reverse) a study for a water tower

Studies for the transept wall and entrance, with alternatives, closer to the model

Early study for the crypt in quarter plan, cross-section and part long-section

Two studies in plan and section for the vaulting of window bays in the crypt: a diagonal bay of the apse (above) and the east end of the aisle (below)

Preparatory plan and section of a crypt aisle recess

Finished plan and section of an aisle window bay in the crypt

Construction drawing, in plan, front and side elevation, for one bay of the external basement including the bases of the main order

Preparatory elevation and plan of the south-east or north-east corner bastion, nearly as executed

Finished elevation and plan of the south-east or north-east corner bastion, as executed

Study plan of the south-east quarter of the crossing, with the superimposed drum and peristyle of a 16-bay dome and the outline plan of the east half of the south transept

Laid-out elevation of a diagonal bay of the crossing, with one cardinal bay each side

Study for the south-east bastion at crypt- and church-floor levels (Dean’s Vestry), showing the internal north elevations and sections of the staircases and vaults, not as built

Finished drawing of the south-east bastion at crypt- and church-floor levels (Dean’s Vestry), copied from WRE/2/2/3