Design for altering the steps and footway for the incline on Bartholomew Lane, April 1799

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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)
      - Lothbury and Bartholomew Lane screen walls, 1794-1797 (66)

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Reference number

SM (56) 10/1/44

Purpose

Design for altering the steps and footway for the incline on Bartholomew Lane, April 1799

Aspect

56 Plans &c of the Steps & Footway, Bartholomew Lane

Scale

bar scale

Inscribed

as above, Elevation as at present, Plan as at present, Elevation as proposed, Plan as proposed, Fall 2 3/6 in every 10^ftwith some dimensions given of the staircase and the kerb

Signed and dated

Bank. April 9^th 1799

Hand

Soane office

Notes

Lothbury Street was lower than Threadneedle Street, resulting in a slight incline on St Bartholomew Lane. With the new extension facing onto Lothbury Street, a wrapping enclosure around the entire Bank was possible. To avoid having an inclining or stepped screen wall (an to emphasize the unifying horizontality) an eight foot high socle was included under the screen wall on the new north side. The socle diminished as the screen wall climbed St Bartholomew Lane, maintaining the wall's horizontality. The footway was also altered to accomodate the new extension, following the incline of the street and continuing around to Lothbury. When Taylor built the east wing, the footway was kept level with the Bank, as shown in drawing 56, but such a trajectory would not have successfuly joined with Lothbury Street.

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