Scale
(11-12, 14-15) bar scale
Inscribed
11 Plan of the Garden &ca belonging to The Worshipful Company of Grocers, No 2, The Garden, The Court & Committee Rooms &c, part of the Clerks House, The Great Hall, The Company's Wall (twice), The Great Hall, The Beadle's House, Fountain, dimensions given, (red pen) Entrance, (pencil) Princes Street, The Bank, Mr Hancock house (verso) Plan No 2 / Mr Leverton plan / of Garden &c
12 Plan of the Garden &c belonging to the Worshipful Company / of Grocers, No 3, The Company's Wall (twice), The Hall, Court and Committee Rooms &c, The Beadles House, part of the Clerks House, Bason, Garden, (pencil) within the wall (twice, with measurements), and dimensions in pencil and pen
13 (Soane) A.A. These parts to be added to the Garden belonging to the Worshipful Company of Grocers agreeable to the first proposition / B. This Wall to be built with a communication into Princes Street / The difference in value between the Ground marked AA & the Ground where from the Grocers Garden, partly forming / the continuation of Princes Street & partly added to the Bank, (marked with the letters C.D.) to be assessed & paid for, Sent to Mr. Leverton Ap: 8: 1800, A (twice), B, C, D
14 Plan of the Garden &c. belonging to / the Worshipful Company of Grocers / shewing the Ground intended to be disposed of / to the Bank of England // The part coloured yellow intended for a Street / The part coloured grey intended for building, The Grocers Company / are desirous of purchasing / the piece of Ground / coloured Red / June 1801, Garden, The Hall, Clerk's House, Entrance Court, Bason, The Bank, A, B, C, D, E, dimensions within the walls (twice), and dimensions given in pen and red pen
15 Plan of the Garden &ca belonging to The Worshipful Company of Grocers / shewing the Ground intended to be disposed of / to the Bank of England, The part coloured yellow intended for a Street. / The part coloured Grey intended for building on., Entrance Court, The Hall, Garden, The Clerks House, Bason, dimensions within the walls, dimensions given, (Soane) The Bank
Signed and dated
- (11) T. Leverton Arch / Bed Sq / Mar 1800 (12) Copy April 4th 1800 (13) LIF Apl. 7. 1800 (14) signed John Soane / Thos Leverton / June 10th 1801 / Bank of England (15) June 10 : 1801 / John Soane and Thos Leverton
Hand
(11) Thomas Leverton and Soane office (12) Soane office (13) Soane (14-15) Soane office
Watermark
(11) J Whatman 1794 (12) 179- (sheet trimmed)
Notes
Thomas Leverton (1743-1824) was Surveyor to the Grocers' Company. He had a house in Bedford Square, to which the inscription on this drawing refers.
Level
Drawing
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