Surveyors' reports and papers concerning models of churches

Models of churches

1712-13. Bill of John Tufnell, joiner, for models of two churches according to designs by William Dickinson, and for staking site of church in Westminster (f.1).

1713-14. Bill of James Gibbs for models of four unnamed churches and a column for a statue of Queen Anne (f.2). Also a bill of Nicholas Hawksmoor for models of churches and steeples to the designs of Archer, Vanbrugh, James, and himself, 6 June 1717 (f.3).

6 August 1733. List by Hawksmoor of models of churches designed by himself, Archer, Gibbs, James, and Dickinson (f.4).

Seventeen labels from models of churches: 1 Greenwich (Hawksmoor); 2 'a model with a peristilium' (Gibbs); 3 Strand (Gibbs); 4 Greenwich (James); 5 'a large model by Mr. Gibbs'; 6 Limehouse (Hawksmoor); 7 Wapping Stepney (Hawksmoor); 8 Mill Bank (Dickinson); 9 Mill Bank (Archer); 10 Lombard Street (architect unstated); 11 'a round Church for Lyncoln's Inn-fields' (Archer); 12 Greenwich (Hawksmoor); 13 Greenwich (Hawksmoor); 14 Lombard Street (architect unstated); 15 'column for Q. Ann's Statue' (Archer); 16 Strand (Gibbs); 17 'small Model of Greenwich' (James) (ff.10-26).

Surveyors' reports

6 November 1711. Report by William Dickinson on the parishes of St. James Westminster; St. Martin-in-the-Fields; St. Botolph Bishopsgate; the district of Norton Folgate (ff.27-8).

7 March 1712. List by the same of sites for churches, parsonage houses, and burial grounds in the parishes of St. Margaret Westminster; St. James Westminster; St. Martin-in-the-Fields; St. Bride; St. James Clerkenwell; St. Botolph Bishopsgate; St. Leonard Shoreditch; St. Giles Cripplegate; St. Mary Whitechapel; St. Olave Southwark (ff.29-30).

[30 December 1713]. Report by Hawksmoor and Gibbs on the quality and price of bricks (f.31).

28 October 1714. Report by Hawksmoor on estimates by Edward Tufnell and Edward Strong jr. for churches at Limehouse and Wapping (f.33).

31 October 1714. Report by Hawksmoor and Gibbs on a proposed sewer in the Strand (f.35).

[30 September 1714]. Report by the same on progress made in erecting churches at Greenwich, Deptford, Westminster, Strand, Stepney, and commenting on the quality of bricks and mortar (f.37r-v).

[24 June 1714]. Report by the same on progress made in erecting churches at Greenwich, Deptford, and Westminster, requesting instructions, and commenting of the quality of bricks (ff.39-40).

23 April 1714. Report by the same on progress at Greenwich (where vaulting is recommended), Deptford, and Westminster (ff.41-2).

[January 1715]. Report by Gibbs on churches at Greenwich, Deptford, and Westminster (f.43).

[January 1715]. Petition by John James and Robert Jeffes for payment for carpenters' work at Greenwich, Westminster, Limehouse, and the Strand (f.45).

6 April 1715. Letter from John James, from Greenwich, requesting settlement of the account of Jeffes' widow (f.46). Enclosed (f.48) a statement by Hawksmoor and Gibbs of the sum due for carpentry at Greenwich, Westminster, Limehouse, and the Strand to John James and Robert Jeffes, 11 January 1715.

13 February 1716. Account by Hawksmoor of works at churches at Greenwich, Deptford, Westminster, Spitalfields, Limehouse, Wapping, the Strand, and at St. George's cemetery (ff.49-50).

23 May 1716. Report by Hawksmoor and James recommending that James Hands and James Ellis, and Robert Wetherill and Chrisostom Wilkins be both employed on plasterers' work to provide specimens (f.51).

10 August 1716. Memorial by the same requesting directions for the enclosure of the old churchyard at Greenwich; covering the three churches in Stepney; purchase of land for a burial ground at Stratford Bow; foundations of church in Lombard Street (f.53r-v).

[1 October 1716]. Certificate by James of work completed on churches at the Strand, Greenwich, Westminster, Bloomsbury, Wapping, Deptford, Spitalfields, and Limehouse (f.55r-v).

13 February 1718. Report by the same recommending the appointment of an assistant in each church being built to supervise the quality of materials, and that the surveyors' have two assistants to inspect and measure work (ff.57-8).

6 March 1718. Report by the same on progress at Greenwich, Deptford, Limehouse, Wapping Stepney, Spitalfields, Lombard Street, St. George's chapel, Bloomsbury, the Strand, Milbank (ff.60-2).

3 April 1718. Report by the same on progress in the same churches (ff.64-65v).

8 May 1718. Report by the same on the same (ff.67-8).

20 November 1718. Report by Hawksmoor and James on progress at Bloomsbury, Deptford, Greenwich, Limehouse, Spitalfields, the Strand, Wapping, Westminster, Lombard Street, and St. Olave Southwark (ff.69-70).

[-]. Certificate by Hawksmoor, James, and Nathaniel Blackerby for payment of 'artificers' (f.71).

[Lady Day 1719]. Certificate of sums due to named workmen on various churches and other works (ff.73-4).

[7 April 1720]. Report by Hawksmoor and James on progress at Deptford, Spitalfields, Lombard Street, St. Michael Cornhill, Limehouse, Wapping, and Westminster (ff.75-6).

15 September 1720. Letter from Hawksmoor and James concerning delays in completing plumber's work at Deptford and Westminster, and joinery of the pulpit at the Strand (f.77).

Lady Day 1719 - Christmas 1720. Estimate by Hawksmoor and James of sums due to named 'workmen' (ff.79v-80).

[9 March 1721]. Account of sums due and paid for new churches (ff.81v-82).

30 March 1721. Memorandum by Hawksmoor and James on allowances to James Grove for carpenter's work at Deptford, Spitalfields, Wapping, and Limehouse (ff.83-4).

25 October 1721. Report by the same on progress at Spitalfields, St. Michael Cornhill, Lombard Street, Limehouse, Wapping Stepney, Bloomsbury, Hanover Square, the Strand, Deptford, and Westminster (f.85r-v).

19 April 1722. Estimate by the same of works required to complete churches at Deptford and the Strand (ff.87-8).

15 June 1722. Abstract by the same of sums owed to 'artificers' (f.89).

[1722]. Letter from the same stating that delay in building churches at Lombard Street and Hanover Square is due to the difficulty of the artificers in raising funds, but that payments now made will allow the work to continue (f.91).

31 January 1723. Statement by James of sums owed to 'artificers' (f.93).

9 August 1723. Estimate by Hawksmoor and James of sums needed for churches at Limehouse, Wapping Stepney, Spitalfields, Bloomsbury, and Westminster (f.95).

27 September 1723. Estimate by James of works needed to complete churches at Westminster, Bloomsbury, Spitalfields, Limehouse, and in Ratcliff highway (ff.97-8).

24 September 1724. Report by Hawksmoor that completed work is measured, and on works at Wapping Stepney, Limehouse, and St. Olave Southwark (f.99).

[19 December 1726]. Report by Hawksmoor and James on complaint by [John] Cleave, smith (f.101r-v).

1726. Abstract of the cost of new churches and other works, totalling £259,020:19:7, to 31 December (f.103).

17 February 1732. Report by Hawksmoor and James of sums due to 'artificers' and of works remaining to be done (f.105).

'Debt upon the Churches from Decr. 25th 1730/1 to June 24th 1732' (f.107).

25 March 1731 - 24 June 1732. Abstract of sums due to named 'artificers' (ff.109-10).

17 July 1732. Sums owing to individual 'workmen' (f.111).

24 June 1732. Account by Hawksmoor of 'works still wanting at the New Churches' (f.113).

14 July 1734. Report by Hawksmoor and James recommending a request by Thomas Goff for improvement of his terms for smith's work on altar rails at Bloomsbury and Westminster (f.115).

[-]. Estimate by the same of the cost of repairs to parsonage of St. Michael Cornhill (f.117).

Reports on sites

23 October 1711. Report by Hawksmoor on sites for churches in the parishes of St. Andrew Holborn, including Hatton Garden, and St. Giles Cripplegate (ff.119-120v).

10 November 1714. Report by Simon Beckley, solicitor, on the purchase of sites from [Robert Record] Hastings and [John] Walker (f.121).

1712-14. Account by Hawksmoor of his expenses in viewing sites (f.123r-v).

22 June 1720. Account by John Skeat, agent, of rents of houses and lands in Spitalfields and Bermondsey purchased by the commission (f.125).

28 March 1723. Account by the same of rents of houses and lands purchased by the commission in various parishes (ff.126v-129v).

11 September 1727. Account of sums received from tenants by the late John Skeat (f.130).

[1732]. Account of new churches built, stating the date of Acts of Parliament for endowment, the amount of endowment, the date of consecration. Also endowment grants used for rebuilding churches; sites not built on (ff.132v-133).

[-]. State of sites at Bermondsey, Lower Wapping, and Shadwell, by John Skeat (f.134).

[-]. Account of the rateable values of new parishes (f.135).

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