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John Bland Canadian Architecture Collection Percy Erskine Nobbs Fonds
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St. Paul's Church

File consists primarily of architectural drawings for church (wood; wall bearing). Also includes file folder of correspondence. Drawings include:
1 presentation drawing: exterior perspective
30 development drawings: furniture, fittings, woodwork (including cross), perspectives, decorations, cornice, ceiling, embroidery, chapel, stained glass, mouldings
5 working drawings: floor plans, roof plan, elevations, gallery, heating plans
29 detail drawings: entrance, air inlet, chancel, steps, furniture, windows, eaves, verge, pilasters, porch, ceiling, gallery, nave, dado, woodwork (including panelling, trim), belfry, cross, doors, stairs, framing, spire, ironwork (including weathercock, cross, tie bars), pulpit, font.

Professional associations

Correspondence relating to Nobbs' participation in several professional organizations, specifically the Art Association of Montreal (1916-1933), the Royal Institute of British Architects (1927-1929), the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (1928-1939), the Royal Society of Arts (1938-1940) and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (1955).

Proposed Second World War Naval Memorial

File consists of architectural drawings for memorial monument in stone, including 1 survey drawing (site plan), 4 development drawings (plans, elevations of project A and B), and 3 working drawings (block plan, plans, elevations, section of project A and B). Also includes 1 folder of correspondence.

Brading Trophy

File consists of 1 detail drawing of trophy. Also includes file folder of correspondence, notes, and clippings, 1951 and 1954.

Nobbs, Percy E. (Percy Erskine), 1875-1964

Nobbs and Nobbs

Consists primarily of architectural drawings (1951-1954, 33 drawings) as well as records related to architectural operations, correspondence, and other papers. Included are drawings of alterations to Christ Church Cathedral in Montreal and proposals for naval memorials in Halifax at Point Pleasant and Citadel Hill Park. Also contains 1 photograph, 1951, of Christ Church Cathedral. Two projects have accompanying correspondence: alterations to Christ Church Cathedral and the Point Pleasant Naval Memorial (1951-1954).

"Dessins architecturaux, 1951-1954, 33 dessins." Notamment les plans des rénovations apportées à la cathédrale Christ Church de Montréal et des propositions de monuments navals pour Point Pleasant et Citadel Hill Park (Halifax).
"Photographies, 1951, 1 photo." Une photo de la cathédrale Christ Church.
"Correspondance, 1951-1954, 9 cm." Deux projets s'assortiment d'une correspondance : les rénovations apportées à la cathédrale Christ Church et le monument naval de Point Pleasant.

Nobbs and Nobbs

Private correspondence

Letters from several of Nobbs' friends and colleagues, among them Sir Raymond Unwin (1934-1940), Professor G. Baldwin Brown (1893-1926), Auckland C. Geddes (1909-1953), Bertram Goodhue (1906-1935), R. S. Lorimer (1904-1924) and Noulan Cauchon (1935).

Nobbs and Valentine

Subfonds contains twelve projects documented by 213 architectural drawings (1943-1950) including: additions and alterations to the McGill University Pathology Building, a Henry Birks and Sons store in Victoria, BC, a War Memorial Monument in Westmount, alterations to Christ Church Cathedral in Montreal and alterations to the Royal Montreal Curling Club. Non-architectural projects documented in drawings include the Carlisle Memorial Sedilia, a processional cross and war names inscription panels for Christ Church Cathedral (1946-1948).
"Photographs, 1947, 2 photographs." The Birks store in Victoria is documented by photographs of the finished exterior and interior (1947).. Three projects include correspondence files: War Memorial Monument in Westmount, alterations to St. George's Church in Drummondville, PQ and decorations for the University Club in Montreal (1947-1951).

Dessins architecturaux, 1943-1950, 213 dessins: Les douze projets illustrés par des dessins architecturaux comprennent, notamment : des annexes et rénovations apportées au pavillon de l'Institut de pathologie de l'Université McGill, un magasin de la compagnie Henry Birks and Sons à Victoria (Colombie-Britannique), un monument aux morts à Westmount, des réfections apportées à la cathédrale Christ Church de Montréal et au Royal Montreal Curling Club.
Autres dessins, 1946-1948, 12 dessins: Au nombre des projets non architecturaux illustrés par des dessins, signalons la Sedilia Carlisle Memorial, un crucifix de procession, et les panneaux d'inscription du nom des soldats morts au champ d'honneur réalisés pour la cathédrale Christ Church.
Photographies, 1947, 2 photographies: Le magasin Birks de Victoria est représenté par deux photographies qui en montrent la finition extérieure et intérieure.
Correspondance, 1947-1951, 12 cm: Trois projets sont assortis d'une correspondance.: le monument aux morts de Westmount, les rénovations apportées à l'église St. Georges de Drummondville (Québec) et des ornements pour le University Club de Montréal.

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