[378] First design, Westminster Hall and New Law Courts, 6 April 1824

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
- Office of Works
  - London: Palace of Westminster: The New Law Courts, surveys and designs, 1820-32 (507)
    - New Law Courts - Second Scheme, 1821-29 (345)
      - Northern Range - Court of King's Bench, 1823-29 (207)
        Select Committee Revisions, 1824-29 (79)
        Alternative Number Two: Square Corner Turret, April 1824 (7)

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Reference number

SM 53/3/36

Purpose

[378] First design, Westminster Hall and New Law Courts, 6 April 1824

Aspect

Elevation of Westminster Hall, and a Gothic façade to the Court of King's Bench, with square corner turret, not as executed

Scale

to a scale

Inscribed

N^o. 4. / View of the North Front of the New Courts to accompany Plan N^o.2.

Signed and dated

08/04/1824
John Soane Arch[itect]. / 6^th. April 1824

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, coloured washes of burnt sienna, sepia and Payne's grey, on wove paper (565 x 450)

Hand

Soane Office, draughtsman

Watermark

Weatherley & Lane / 1818

Notes

A symmetrical range to the north of Westminster Hall, with an arched passageway to Speaker's Court, is sketched in pencil. It appears the lower tier of lancet windows on the King's Bench façade were originally larger, but were ammended during the drawing process.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation. This catalogue of Soane’s designs for the New Law Courts was generously funded by The Worshipful Company of Mercers and The Pilgrim Trust.

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