Working and record drawings, October 1803 (3)

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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)
    - 1799-1810 Expansions north-west and rebuilding of existing offices (487)
      - First phase of north-west extension: Waiting Room Court, Accountants Office and Doric Vestibule, 1801-1804 (111)

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Reference number

SM (100) volume 75/46 (101) volume 72/9 (102) volume 72/48

Purpose

Working and record drawings, October 1803 (3)

Aspect

100 Section looking east; and part-section looking north 101 Section looking east; and part-section looking north 102 Section looking east; and (pencil) rough sections and plan

Scale

(100-102) bar scale

Inscribed

100 The Bank, Section through the Doric Vestibule from Princes Street &c, looking East 101 elevation labelled, some in red pen (Soane): Section through the small courts, the Porter's Lodge, Doric Vestibule &c, Same as in / Barrack Ct, Floor of Porter's Lodge, Qy Chg, Floor of Vestibule, Level of Basement C^t, Range (twice), all these dimensions / I doubt!, Level of / Acc^tOffice / Floor and dimensions given

Signed and dated

(100) L.I.F. Oct^r4: 1803 (Copy)

Hand

(100, 102) Soane office (101) Soane office and Soane

Watermark

(100-102) J Whatman 1801

Notes

Behind the screen wall on Princes Street, the Doric Vestibule is flanked on both sides by a corridor leading to a stairwell. The corridors, closets and Porter's Lodge have windows facing onto courtyards behind the Princes Street screen wall.

Drawing 101 has an inscription by Soane, 'all these dimensions I doubt!', once more displaying the architect's mindfulness for not only the building's design but its construction. Soane acted as his own surveyor at the Bank of England, charging his clients no extra fee (only the usualy 5% commission, usual for architects at the time). See drawings 21 and 53 for similar inscriptions by Soane.

Drawing 102 shows the Doric Vestibule with an oculus at the top of the domed hall. The oculus has a small recess above it. Variant designs for such an oculus are shown in drawings 55 to 58 in scheme 3:7, designs for the Doric Vestiuble.

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Drawing

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