Door Latch at Goddards, Surrey by Lutyens

A study of a very simple door latch by Lutyens at Goddards, his house hidden in the North Downs at Abinger Hammer, Surrey.

Hosted by The Lutyens Trust, I was given the chance to spend a few days studying and drawing the house whilst staying. This door had an elegant simplicity. The challenge was to find a way in one drawing of illustrating a section, and the two opposite door elevations. I find this quite a pleasing composition.

Pencil on cartridge paper, sketchbook.

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Lime Kilns, Staffordshire

Sketches of old and new lime kilns in Staffordshire. The top image shows the remains of the original brickwork lime kilns, whilst the lower image shows a contemporary lime kiln that has been constructed on the same site, pleasingly to assist in the repair and conservation work of the original brickwork structures.

Taken from the SPAB Sketchbooks. Find out more about the SPAB and its work conserving historic buildings at www.spab.org.uk

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Side Aisle, Canterbury Cathedral, UK

Drawn in watercolour, this sketch was made in situ, and then left to dry in the sun outside.

Whilst this approach takes a bit of confidence in getting the lines right first time, there is a nice effect when there is no layer of pencil drawing beneath.

Painted on Cream DR Mounting Board.

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Albury Church, nr Guildford

A drawing of the approach to Albury Church nr Guildford, UK

Taken from a sketchbook from the SPAB Lethaby Scholarship in 2000. Having spent some time recording the building, we then had some time working on the interior with the conservation team.

Pencil on Cream Cartridge Paper.

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