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Reference number

SM (58) volume 69/14 (59) volume 69/15 (60) volume 69/20 (61) volume 69/21

Purpose

Site progress record drawings, by J.M. Gandy on site, October 1798 (4)

Aspect

58 View of the east side of Lothbury Court under construction 59 View of a wheeled cart and tools 60 Rough (pencil) view from the Residence Court of the north-east offices under construction 61 View of the arched basement of the offices under construction showing a windlass

Signed and dated

  • (58) Bank Octbr 1798 (59) Bank Octbr 1798 (60) Bank Octr 1798 (61) Octr 18th 1798

Hand

(58-61) Joseph Michael Gandy (1771-1843)

Watermark

(59-60) Buttanshaw 1794

Notes

Drawings 58 to 61 are in J.M. Gandy's large-sized sketchbook. Gandy was hired as an assistant in January 1798. He specialised in perspective views for Soane. Many of the drawings in the sketchbook were developed into larger, more formal drawings.

Drawing 58 is a drawing of the east side of the Court under construction. The arches of the Consols Transfer Office can be seen in the background. The south side of the Court was not built until 1801.

Drawing 60 is what appears to be the south side of the Residence Court. Behind the walls are the Accountants Office and the Cashier's Office.

Drawing 61 shows centering erected by the carpenters to support the bricks of the arches. Once the mortar is dried, the arch was self-supporting and the centring could be dismantled. The drawing also shows the windlass, a principal piece of machinery for building at the time. It was part of a pully system to hoist heavy machinery and materials.

Level

Drawing

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