| Description | Architectural drawings showing the buildings, lighting and fixtures and fittings by Denys Lasdun & Partners, who arranged them into the following series:
552/1049-1117: 1968 plans and sections of Lower Auditorium, general level plans E-J, and plans and sections of Upper Auditorium
552/0: 1968-1969 site plans, general level plans B-J, and sections AA, BB and CC
552/1: 1968-1969 General level plans (unlettered), including basement, ground floor; and sections of front of house (Lower and Upper).
552/01: 1970s plans and sections of basement, front of house (Lower and Upper), Upper Theatre offices group, workshops and Lower Theatre, and groundworks.
552/2: 1969 plans and sections of Lower Auditorium
552/02: 1970s main architectural plans and sections for auditoriums, front of house, stairs, customer and staff areas for both the Lower and Upper Theatres; the Upper Theatre and offices group; the Studio Theatre; Lower Theatre auditorium and offices; and auditorium seats and windows
552/03: 1970s details drawings of panels, fixtures and fittings for lifts, restaurant and front of house areas, the Upper Theatre and offices group, Lower Theatre and Studio Theatre
552/04: 1970s drawings of doors and catladders for basement, Upper Theatre and offices group and Studio.
552/09 (1 drawing) section of Lower Theatre auditorium finishes
552/SK: sketches
The majority of the drawings are to be found in 552/02 and 552/03 and cover all areas of the building and the three auditoria. There are a number of drawings and sketches with their details incomplete or missing, meaning they have no titles, dates and/or reference numbers. |