Model, church model

This architectural model of the church of St Dunstan-in-the-West was made by Stephen Salter. Architects would usually employ specialist model makers for this work. Models were used extensively by architects to illustrate their ideas three dimensionally for clients.

St Dunstan's was designed by the architect John Shaw. It was built on the site of an original Medieval church which was demolished in 1830. Shaw's design is an example of the nineteenth century Gothic Revival style of architecture. The model shows the church's lantern tower with its unglazed windows. Shaw died in 1832 leaving his son to finish his work the following year.