Designs for Churches and Chapels, of Various Dimensions and Styles: Consisting of Plans, Elevations, and Sections, With Estimates; Also Some Designs for Altars, Pulpits, and Steeples

William Fuller Pocock

ISBN 10: 1318570891 / ISBN 13: 9781318570898

Published by HardPress Ltd, 2019

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• Title: Designs for Churches and Chapels, of Various Dimensions and Styles: Consisting of Plans, Elevations, and Sections, With Estimates; Also Some Designs for Altars, Pulpits, and Steeples
• Publisher: HardPress Ltd
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1318570891
• ISBN 13: 9781318570898
• Binding: Paperback / softback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 526 grams

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Designs For Churches And Chapels, Of Various Dimensions And Styles: Consisting Of Plans, Elevations, And Sections, With Estimates; Also Some Designs For Altars, Pulpits, And Steeples" by William Fuller Pocock. This 1824 London edition by Pocock, an architect and surveyor, offers a compendium of ecclesiastical designs for churches and chapels of varying sizes. It provides complete plans, elevations, and sections, together with cost estimates, and includes examples for altars, pulpits, and steeples. The Preface argues that Great Britain needed more and better accommodation for public worship and urges economical, plain designs rather than ostentation. The plates illustrate numerous designs in Gothic, Gothic with towers, octagonal and circular plans, and Grecian Doric forms, with notes on seating arrangements, galleries, vestries, schoolrooms, and organ placements. A key feature is the guidance on contracting and budgeting: inviting competitive tenders, detailed specifications, and basing estimates on local prices. Pocock also cites projects carried out, such as Chelsea parish designs. The work functions as both design manual and practical procurement guide for parish churches.