[10] Survey of the old building and design for the new building based on drawing [9]

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  - London: Fountain Court, Aldermanbury: surveys and designs for a new counting house for William Adair Jackson Esq. and Messrs Peters & Co, 1798-1805 (25)

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Reference number

SM 40/4/25

Purpose

[10] Survey of the old building and design for the new building based on drawing [9]

Aspect

Ground floor plan

Scale

bar scale of 1/4 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

W. A. Jackson Esq^re, Design for the New Buildings in Fountain Court, labelled: Closet, Stairs, Chief Clerks / Parlor (sic), Fountain Court, Porter's / Lodge, Vestibule, Entrance, Staircase, Warehouse (4 times), Trunk Light, Court (3 times), Compting / House (twice), Strong / Closet (twice), Stairs; (verso, pencil): W. A. Jackson Esq^re

Signed and dated

9 July 1804
July 9^th 1804

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia and blue washes, pricked for transfer with sepia wash border on stout wove paper with three fold marks (729 x 930)

Hand

Soane Office

Watermark

Joseph Ruse Tovill Mill Maidstone / 1803

Notes

This large-scale and bordered drawing was probably produced for presentation to the client, William Adair Jackson. It shows a design for the new building, essentially the same as that in drawing [9], drawn over a survey of the old buildings. In contrast to drawing [9] the warehouses have gained extra columns for additional structural support. The right edge of the drawing has been trimmed off and so this part of the border is missing. Sanserif typography was a common feature of Soane's presentation drawings.

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Drawing

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