Guide to the Roger Johnson Collection of Architectural Plans

Subseries. First Year, 1941

Decoration for an 11th Cent Romanesque Village Church (Item 1)

Drawings and plans of decorations for a Romanesque village church, including design for a fresco and stained glass windows. In pencil, ink and watercolour on paper.

[Watercolour of a church on a hill] (Item 2)

Watercolour and pencil on paper.

Subseries. Second year, 1941-1942

Subgrp 3-10. [Series of pencil studies of architects and architectural periods]

Eight pencil studies on paper, each demonstrating different drafting approaches, such as isometric sections, plans, cross sections and elevations. Each study covers a theme, including examples of the work of work of architects Christopher Wren and Inigo Jones, and examples from the periods "Florentine Architecture", "Baroque and Palladian Architecture", "The Italian High Renaissance", "Late French Renaissance", "French Renaissance: Henry IV-Louis XIV", and "Early French Renaissance".

A Garden Pavillion (Item 11)

Elevation drawing in pencil and watercolour of "A Garden Pavillion", Sheet 2, 1/2" details.

A development scheme for Raby Mere (Item 12)

Development scheme in pencil and watercolour. Includes floor plan of the boathouse, and plan and elevation drawings of a cottage and café.

A Georgian Church (Item 13)

Watercolour and ink on paper.

An Architects House working drawings (File 14-18)

Set of drawings and plans of "An Architects House", on 5 sheets. Ink on tracing paper.

Remodelling of St George's Hall Plateau (Item 19)

Elevation drawing in ink and watercolour of St George's Hall, and site plan.

A Bathing Barge for the Mersey (Item 20)

Perspective drawing of a bathing barge in watercolour and ink on paper.Also includes a cross section and floor plan of the barge.

The Garden Pavillion, Castle Howard, Yorks (Item 21)

A measured drawing showing elevation, section and plan views in watercolour and ink of the Garden Pavillion of Castle Howard (built 1732). A study of the work of architect Sir John Vanbrugh.

Subseries. Third Year, c. 1943?-1947

Subgrp 22-24. An Hotel Swimming Pool

Presentation drawings in ink, pencil and watercolour of "An Hotel Swimming Pool", on 3 sheets. Includes perspective drawings, plans, sections and furniture designs.

Subgrp 25-26. A Rural School

Presentation drawings in ink, pencil and watercolour of "A Rural School", on 2 sheets. Includes perspective drawings, site plans, floor plans and elevations.

A Junior School (Item 27)

Development scheme for a junior school in ink, pencil and watercolour. Includes perspective drawing, floor plans and elevation. Includes notes on materials.

Hostel for Club Premises (Item 28)

Development scheme for a hostel in ink, pencil and watercolour. Includes perspective drawing, floor plans and elevation. Includes notes and costings for materials

Subseries. Fourth Year

A Giant Relief Map Building for Hyde Park (Item 29)

Presentation drawings in ink, pencil and watercolour of "A Giant Relief Map Building". Includes perspective drawings, site plans, floor plans and cross section..

A Rural Bus Shelter (Item 30)

Presentation drawings in ink, pencil and watercolour of "A Rural Bus Shelter". Includes perspective drawings, floor plan, elevation drawings and roof fixing details.

An Officer's Mess for an Infantry Barracks (Item 31)

Presentation drawings in ink, pencil and watercolour of "An Officers' Mess for an Infantry Barracks". Includes perspective and elevation drawings, site and floor plans.

An Infantry Barracks (Item 32)

Site plan for Infantry Barracks in ink and watercolour. Includes an overlay of tracing paper with building names.

Abercromby Square Garden Treatment (Item 33)

Site plan for a garden square in ink and pencil, on tracing paper mounted in a paper frame. Includes elevation and cross-sections drawings and notes on materials.

Subgrp 34-41. A Sub Post Office

Set of presentation drawings and plans for a post office, on 8 sheets. Set includes floor plans, street elevation drawings, materials specifications, and a watercolour presentation perspective drawing.

A Sub Post Office

Subseries. Fifth Year

[Sketch of pointed arches and silhouetted buildings] (Item 42)

Sketches of 3 pointed (two-centred) arches, and building elevation sketches in watercolour, and sketch of the liver bird, emblem of Liverpool.

Subgrp 43-44. An Electrical Exhibition

Site plan and perspective drawing for and electrical exhibition complex on 2 sheets.

Subseries. Miscellaneous Projects, 1947

Subgrp 45-46. The Town Hall, Keswick, May 1947

Set of plans for town hall building in pencil, ink and watercolour, on two sheets. Includes elevations, cross sections and floor plans.

Subgrp 47-48. A Hostel for a Boys Club, May 1947

Set of working drawings for a hostel in ink on tracing paper, on two sheets. Includes elevations, cross sections and floor plans, and specifications table.

Subseries. Honours Thesis, 1948-1949

An Arts Centre at Whitehaven, Cumberland (File 49-60)

Set of presentation drawings in ink, pencil and watercolour of an Arts Centre, Cumberland, on 11 sheets. Plans include site and floor plans, exterior elevation drawings, cross sections. Perspective drawings include the theatre, restaurants, lounges, exhibition spaces, and the proposed site in Whitehaven. Also includes a map of Whitehall (Cumberland sheet of Ordinance Survey) mounted on board and framed with artiist' card. Also includes a card exhibition label inscribed "R.K.H. Johnson".

An Arts Centre at Whitehaven, Cumberland

Subgrp 61-72. An Arts Centre at Whitehaven

Set of plan drawings for the "Exhibition and Restaurant Wing" in ink and pen on coated linen, on sheets numbered 1-11 (photocopy of sheet 7 also included). Includes detailed floor plans, roof plans, elevation and cross-section drawings, and detailed structural plans.

Subseries. Competition Entry

Subgrp 73-77. An Arts Centre at Whitehaven

Set of presentation plans on card in ink and pencil on 5 sheets. Includes floor plans, elevations and cross-sections. These drawings were submitted to a competition, on the same subject as Honours thesis, but using a different site for the Arts Centre.

Subseries. Rome Scholarship, 1950

A New College at Oxford, "Holluschickie" (File 78-84)

Set of presentation drawings in ink, pencil and watercolour for a new college at Oxford, on 6 sheets (early draft of sheet 1 also included). Includes site, floor and block plans, elevation drawings and cross sections, and perspective drawings of interior and exterior spaces.

Subseries. Ormskirk, 1950

Subgrp 85-86. Ormskirk Outline Planning Scheme (25 Yrs), Dec 15th 1949

Two base maps of Ormskirk (copies of Ordnance Survey maps) marked up with a coloured key to show existing and proposed residential, industrial and public sites.

Ormskirk Outline Planning Scheme (25 Yrs)

A Park Layout for Ormskirk, 15.2.50 (Item 87)

Site layout for a park layout in ink and watercolour, including vignettes of views of park.

Subgrp 88-92. Comprehensive Development-Area Map: Ormskirk,Scale 1:1250, 22.2.50

5 base maps of Ormskirk, each marked up with a coloured key to show the follwing planning factors: Net acommodation density; Floor space index; Age of buildings, Existing land use; Development plan.

Subseries. Miscellaneous Projects

1951 Liverpool festival, 29.4.50 (Item 93)

Perspective view of a site for the Liverpool Festival with detailed drawings of stuctures including the bandstand, eating tables, flagpoles and site plan.

Subseries. Borough of Wrexham, Wales, 1950-1952

Johnson worked on the design of the Queen's Park subdivision housing project in Wrexham, North Wales, led by Gordon Stephenson, Professor of Civic Design, and J.M Davies, Borough Surveyor, Engineer and Architect. The subdivision was built around the ideas of affordable housing and the need to improve productivity in the building industry post-World War II.

[Photocopy of site plan for Queen's Park Section 2], 28th August 1950 (Item 94)

Subdivision site plan for Q.P.S.2. (Queens Park Section 2). Photocopy.

Q.P.S.5 - Through-living Room House Types, Series 'B', 14th Nov, 1950 (Item 95)

Floor plans and elevation drawings for "through-living room" house type in Q.P.S.5. (Queens Park Section 5). Photocopy with additional annotations in pencil.

Borough of Wrexham, Queen's Park South, Section 1 Layout, December 1950 (Item 96)

Site layout for Queen's Park Section 1 showing street plans and site contours. In ink and pencil on coated linen.

Borough of Wrexham, Queen's Park South, Section 2 Layout, December 1950 (Item 97)

Site layout for Queen's Park Section 2 showing street plans and site contours. In ink and pencil on coated linen.

Borough of Wrexham, Queen's Park South, Section 1 Layout, January 1951 (Item 98)

Site layout for Queen's Park Section 1 showing street and housing plans. Photocopy.

Section VI, Borough of Wrexham: Queen's Park Estate, Jan 1951 (Item 99)

Site layout for Queen's Park Section 6 showing street and housing plans. Photocopy.

Borough of Wrexham, Fireplace Detail, House Types 2B/R 3B/R. Sheet D.4., 25.5.51 (Item 100)

Detailed plans and elevation drawings for fireplace. Photocopy.

Borough of Wrexham, Composite Layout Queen's Park South, 9.7.51 (Item 101)

Site layout for Queen's Park showing block and housing plans. Photocopy.

Borough of Wrexham, Composite Layout Queen's Park South, 26.9.51 (Item 102)

Amended site layout for Queen's Park showing block and housing plans. Includes plans for additional housing types. Photocopy.

Borough of Wrexham, House Type 2B/F, 30 August 1951 (Item 103)

Floor plans and section drawing for 2B/F house type. Photocopy.

[Q.P.S.1. 2B/R] (Item 104)

House design for 2B/R type. Photocopy.

Borough of Wrexham, House Type 3B/F, 6th Oct 1951 (Item 105)

Floor plans and section drawing for 3B/F house type. Photocopy.

Borough of Wrexham, Queen's Park South, Section 1 Layout, Cross Sections 11 to 15, 29.10.51 (Item 106)

Plan showing five cross site sections of section 1. Photocopy.

Borough of Wrexham, Queen's Park South, Section 1 Layout, 13.11.51 (Item 107)

Site layout for Queen's Park Section 1 showing house types in section. Photocopy.

Preliminary Drawings, Llwyn Isaf Extension, 10 Jan 1952 (Item 108)

Site plan and floor plans for Llwyn Isaf site. Photocopy.

[Landscaping Details, 'Radburn' System Housing at Wrexham, N. Wales], 1952 (Item 109)

Site plans with landscaping detail. Photocopy.

Subseries. Oceanic Hotel, Mombasa, Kenya

Drawing No. 14, Oceanic Hotel, Mombasa, Ground Floor Plan, January 1952 (Item 110)

Ground floor plan. Diazo print.

Drawing No. 29, Oceanic Hotel, Mombasa, Entrance Hall, April 1952 (Item 111)

Entrance hall and basement plans. Diazo print.

Drawing No. 32, Oceanic Hotel, Mombasa, Service Wing Basement, June 1952 (Item 112)

Floor plan with measurement and section drawings of structural features. Diazo print.

Drawing No. 38, Oceanic Hotel Mombasa, Elevations, July 1952 (Item 113)

Elevation drawings. Diazo print.

Drawing No. 40, Oceanic Hotel, Mombasa, Roof Plan, July 1952 (Item 114)

Roof plan, including section and elevation drawings. Diazo print with annotations.

Drawing No. 26, Oceanic Hotel, Mombasa, North Elevation, August 1952 (Item 115)

Elevation drawing. Diazo print.

Drawing No. 15, Oceanic Hotel, Mombasa, First Floor Plan, October 1952 (Item 116)

First floor plan. Diazo print.

Dwg. No. 79, Oceanic Hotel, Mombasa, Frame & Frame Setting Schedule, December 1952 (Item 117)

Settings for door frames. Diazo print.

Subseries. Miscellaneous Projects, Dr. E. May & Partners, 1952

Drwg. No. 25, House Samuel, Molo, June 1952 (Item 118)

Perspective views of living room. Diazo print.

Drawing No. 19, Uganda Museum, Kampala, Dec. 1952 (Item 119)

Perspective view from south-east of museum site. Diazo print.

Subseries. Residence at Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, for the H.R.H. Aga Khan, 1952-1953

Residence at Dar-es-Salaam for the H.R.H. Aga Khan [site plan sketch], 17.4.52 (Item 120)

Rough measured sketch of site and floor plans on tracing paper.

Residence at Dar-es-Salaam for the H.R.H. Aga Khan [elevation sketch], 18.4.52 (Item 121)

Sketches of elevations and perspective drawing of site on tracing paper.

Drawing No. 2, May 1952 (Item 122)

Floor plans and elevation drawings. Diazo print.

Drawing No. 6, January 1953 (Item 123)

Floor plans and elevation drawings with measurements. Diazo print.

[Preliminary Drawing Concrete Grille to East Elevation], 12 Feb. 1953 (Item 124)

Preliminary plan for concrete grille. Diazo print.

Drawing No. 7, Feb 1953 (Item 125 (3 copies))

Ground floor plan. 3 copies, all Diazo prints. Copy 1 shows 1 undated revision. Copies 2 and 3 show additional undated revisions.

Drawing No. 11, Window Schedule, Feb 1953 (Item 126)

Window schedule for ground and first floors, mirror features, and sliding doors. Diazo print.

Drawing No. 8, March 1953 (Item 127 (2 copies))

First floor plan, elevation and section drawings. 2 copies, Diazo prints.

Drawing No. 9, March 1953 (Item 128 (2 copies))

Section and elevation drawings. 2 copies, Diazo prints.

Drawing No. 10, Foundation & Roof Plan, March 1953 (Item 129 (2 copies))

Plans for foundation and roof, including detail plans for features. 2 copies, Diazo prints.

Drawing No. 14, Door & Door Furniture Schedule, March 1953 (Item 130 (3 copies))

Door schedule for ground and first floors. 3 copies, Diazo prints.

Drawing No. 15, Sliding Door & Window Details, March 1953 (Item 131)

Detail plans for sliding doors and windows. Diazo print.

Drawing No. 16, Staircase & Balcony Balustrade, March 1953 (Item 132 (2 copies))

Detail plans for staircase. 2 copies, Diazo prints.

Drawing No. 23, Plumbing, June 1953 (Item 133)

Overview plan drawings of plumbing. Diazo print.

Drawing No. 24, Built-in Furniture 1, July 1953 (Item 134)

Plans for kitchen and servery joinery. Diazo print.

Drawing No. 25, Built-in Furniture 2, July 1953 (Item 135)

Plans for servery and dining room joinery. Diazo print.

Drawing No. 26, Built-in Furniture 3, July 1953 (Item 136)

Plans for joinery in bedrooms and dressing rooms. Diazo print.

Drawing No. 27, Built-in Furniture 4, August 1953 (Item 137)

Plans for joinery in bedrooms. Diazo print.

Drawing No. 30, Miscellaneous Details, August 1953 (Item 138 (2 copies))

Detail plans for fixtures. Copy 1 is a preliminary version, Copy 2 is final version with printed banners. 2 copies, Diazo prints.

Drawing No. 31, Schedule of Finishes, August 1953 (Item 139)

Table of locations and finishes. Diazo print.

Drwg. 34, Site Layout, August 1953 (Item 140 (2 copies))

Site layout with landscaping details. 2 copies, Diazo prints.

[Plan for wardrobe joinery] (Item 141)

Design for wardrobe fixtures in pencil on tracing paper.

Drwg. 32, Dining Table, Sept. 1953 (Item 142 (2 copies))

Detail plan for dining table. 2 copies, Diazo prints.

Drawing No. 37, Moveable Furniture 3, Oct. 1953 (Item 143 (2 copies))

Detail plans for coffee table and dining chairs. 2 copies, Diazo prints.

Drawing No. 38, Moveable Furniture 4, Oct. 1953 (Item 144)

Detail plans for beds, bedheads and linen chests. Diazo print.

Drawing No. 39, Moveable Furniture 5, Oct. 1953 (Item 145)

Detail plans of occasional chairs and occasional tables, Diazo print.

Drawing No. 40, Moveable Furniture 6, Oct. 1953 (Item 146)

Detail plan for office furniture and dressing table. Diazo print.

Drawing No. 41, Moveable Furniture 7, Oct. 1953 (Item 147)

Detail plan for balcony screens, and overview plan of moveable furniture placement in house. Blueprint.

Subseries. H.H. Aga Khan's School, Kisumu

Drawing No. 102, Principal's House, Details of Septic Tank (Item 148)

Detail plan for septic tank. Diazo print.

Subseries. African Neighbourhood

Drwg. Nos 10 & 11, African Neighbourhood, 1953 (Item 149)

Two perspective drawings of neighbourhood scenes. The top drawing is captioned "view from green zone looking towards primary school", and bottom drawing is captioned "view inside neighbourhood unit". Drawing are described in MS 5319 as "Project for low-cost African housing".

Subseries. Private Project, Headstone, Priory Church, St. Bees, Sept. 1953

Designs for a headstone is in memory of Roger Johnson's mother Mary Stewart Sharpe Johnson, and father William Henry Johnson.

Subgrp 150-156. Headstone for the Priory Church, St. Bees, to the late Mr. & Mrs. W.H. Johnson

Set of plans for headstone and engraving on 3 sheets, plus photocopies of sheets 1 & 2, and designs for engraving on 2 sheets.

Subseries. House Extension

House extension, Kololo, for firm Deans, Inglis & Partners, A/ARIBA, Chartered Architects, Kampala.

Subgrp 157-164. [Set of detail plans for house extension], 1953-1954

8 sheets. Diazo prints.

Additions to House on Plot No. 24, Upper Kokolo Terrace, for Messrs. A Baumann & Co. Ltd, Guest House, 8.3.1954 (Item 165)

Guest house plans. Diazo print.

Subseries. Makerere Demonstration School

Hostel, 14.4.54 (Item 166 (2 copies))

Floor plans and elevations for a Hostel. 2 copies, Diazo prints. Copy 1 is hand-coloured in pencil.

Hostel, 15.4.54 (Item 167)

Site plan and elevations. Diazo print.

[Blank form sheet for "Door and Door Furniture Schedule"] (Item 168)

Blank form printed with a table for describing a door fixtures schedule.Photocopy.

Subseries. Royal Technical College, Nairobi, Mens' Hostel

Hostel, Nairobi, for firm Blackburne, Norburn & Partners, Chartered Architects.

W.D.1., 28.7.54 (Item 169)

Floor plans, section and elevation drawings for Mens' Hostel and Warden's Flat. Diazo print.

W.D.2., 9.8.54 (Item 170)

Foundation and basement plans for Hostel. Diazo print.

Site Plan, 27.8.54 (Item 171)

Site plan showing contours. Diazo print.

Dining Hall 1. W.D.5., 8.9.54 (Item 172)

Ground floor plan including Dining Hall plan, and future stages of Hostel development. Diazo print.

Dining Hall 1. W.D.6., 15.9.54 (Item 173)

First floor plan and section drawings for Dining Hall. Diazo print.

Door & Door Furniture Schedule, 30.9.54 (Item 174)

Table of fixtures for doors and door furniture. Diazo print.

Subseries. Development on Plot Fronting Eliot Street, City Square, Nairobi

[Floor plans], 20.12.54 (Item 175)

Floor plans for basement to penthouse flat. Diazo print.

[Street elevations], 20.12.54 (Item 176)

Elevation drawings from all aspects. Diazo print.

Subseries. House Johnson, Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa

House Johnson, Thistle Street, Newlands (Item 177)

Perspective sketch of house exterior, in pencil and ink on vellum.

[Floor plan, and perspective sketch of outdoor dining area] (Item 178)

Rough floor plan, and sketched perspective drawing of outdoor dining area in pencil and ink on vellum.

Scheme 7, Thistle Street, 26 July 1955 (Item 179 (3 copies))

Floor plan and elevation drawings for residence. Copy 1 is printed on vellum and hand coloured. Copy 2 is printed on paper and annotated. Copy 3 is printed on paper and has a note attached with comments from W.P. Harris.

Window Schedule (Item 180)

Table of sizes and fixtures for windows, printed on vellum.

Door & Ironmongery Schedule (Item 181)

Table of sizes and fixtures for door and cupboards, printed on vellum.

Drawing No. 1, Nov. 1955 (Item 182 (3 copies))

Site plan, foundation plan, electrification plan and drainage sections. Copy 1 is printed on vellum. Copies 2 and 3 are printed on paper.

Drawing No. 2, Nov. 1955 (Item 183 (3 copies))

Ground floor and first floor plans, and section drawings. Copy 1 is printed on vellum. Copies 2 and 3 are printed on paper.

Drawing No. 2, Nov. 1955 (Item 184 (3 copies))

Elevation drawings. Copy 1 is printed on vellum. Copies 2 and 3 are printed on paper.

Subseries. Coat of Arms

Kaapstad, 1956 (Item 185 (2 copies))

Coat of arms design for the Cape Institute for Architecture.

Subseries. Kensal, New Town Development

[Perspective drawing of block of flats], 1957 (Item 186)

Perspective sketch of block of flats and surrounds.

Preliminary Drawings of Point Block of Flats, 1.4.57 (Item 187)

Elevation drawings, ground floor and roof plans.

Preliminary Drawings of Point Block of Flats, 17.5.57 (Item 188)

Elevation drawings, typical floor plans and ground floor and roof plan.

Preliminary Drawings of Point Block of Flats, 29.7.57 (Item 189)

Elevation drawings, ground floor and roof plans.