Design for the Princes Street entrance, 10 July 1790

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- Bank of England
  - Bank of England, City of London for the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, 1788-1834 (1352)
    - 1788-1793 Initial assessment of existing buildings and minor alterations (73)
      - Princes Street screen wall and offices, 1790-91 (9)

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Reference number

SM (1) 10/1/46

Purpose

Design for the Princes Street entrance, 10 July 1790

Aspect

1 Section, Plan and Elevation of the Entrance Gateway for the Center of the Circular Rustick Wall / in Princes Street

Scale

bar scale of 1/2 inch to 1 foot (approximately)

Inscribed

as above, Bank of England, 1¼ deal framed Bead & flush - to case both sides of this old Gate, Section with dimensions in pen and pencil (verso) Wall in Princes Street, July 10^th 1790

Signed and dated

10^th July 1790

Medium and dimensions

Brown pen, pen and pencil on wove paper with three fold marks (515 x 610)

Hand

Soane office

Notes

On 7 May 1789, Soane proposed raising the kerb on Princes Street and installing new ironwork. The design for these works are shown in drawing 1.

Level

Drawing

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