[36] Design for the roof, 4 September 1801

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
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  - London: 90 Fleet Street, City of London: new banking house for William Praed, 1801 (59)
    - Designs for the one pair floor, chamber floor, roof and partitions, August-September 1801 (7)

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Reference number

SM 40/2/15

Purpose

[36] Design for the roof, 4 September 1801

Aspect

Plan of the Roof and sections through roof line

Scale

bar scale of 3/10 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, Mess^rs Praeds & C^o / Fleet Street, labelled: Gutter, Trussed / Partition, Partition below (twice), Gutter, Wall, Wall below, Wall, Lead Flat, (pencil) Back of / Ch^y from / M^r -------, Court, Partition, Wood, Gutter, Q^y Pipe, Skylight, Wall below (twice),Wall, Cistern under / this part, Gutter, Q^y Pipe

Signed and dated

4 September 1801
Lin Inn Fields Sep^r 4^th 1801

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia, pink, yellow and blue-grey washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper with two fold marks (679 x 557)

Hand

Henry Hake Seward (1778 - 1848)
Pupil and assistant May 1794 - September 1808.

Watermark

WL 1794

Notes

The roof is notable for the sunk court at the centre of the house and the large, oval skylight above the staircase.

Level

Drawing

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