Study for four-bay alternative scheme with lantern dome and cross-vaults

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
- Bank of England
  - Bank of England, City of London for the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, 1788-1834 (1352)
    - 1791-1801 Rebuilding of offices in the east wing and north-east extension (430)
      - Bank Stock Office, 1791-1793 (73)
        George Dance's studies, c. November 1791-February 1792 (16)

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Reference number

SM volume 42/176

Purpose

Study for four-bay alternative scheme with lantern dome and cross-vaults

Aspect

69 Rough plan, longitudinal section looking east and structural detail

Inscribed

P^l / clk (Principle Clerk)

Signed and dated

datable to 11 December 1791

Medium and dimensions

Brown pen on laid secretary paper (202 x 319)

Hand

George Dance (1741-1825)

Watermark

crowned GR, and part of W

Notes

The plan and section, like drawing 68, shows a combination of lantern dome and cross-vaults. However, as the section shows, Dance here eliminates the lunettes beneath the lantern dome, bringing the scheme closer to the eventually realised design of the hall's central aisle.
The plan was quickly sketched and does not take into account the true dimensions of the existing hall (unlike drawing 65). If Taylor's existing bay system and foundations were to be reused, three equal squares over the central aisle could not be delineated, as shown in the section. Instead, in the executed version, the centre aisle features a square crossing and rectangular end-bays.

Literature

D. Abramson, Building the Bank of England: money, architecture, society 1694-1942, 2005, p. 105

Level

Drawing

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