Variant designs for the north elevation with rusticated pilasters, one dated 3 June 1805 (2)

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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)
      - Barracks, 1805-1807 (19)

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Reference number

SM (8) 1/7/2 (9) 1/7/6

Purpose

Variant designs for the north elevation with rusticated pilasters, one dated 3 June 1805 (2)

Aspect

8 Sectional elevation of the Barracks building and the adjacent Barrack Room; (verso) full size detail of base and capital of a rusticated pilaster 9 Elevation and wall plan of the entrance

Scale

(8) to a scale (verso) full size (9) bar scale

Inscribed

8 The Bank of England, Design for the proposed Barracks - 1805 and elevation labelled: Qy Balustrade, dimensions given and illegible feint pencil note; (verso, Soane) Pil[aste]^rCap^l full size, Base to Pil[aster] full size, dimensions given and (sheet trimmed) illegible note 9 The Bank of England, Design for the Front of the proposed Barracks. 1805. and dimensions given

Signed and dated

(8) (verso) June 3^d 1805

Hand

(8) Soane office (verso) Soane (9) Soane office

Notes

In drawings 8 and 9, the entrance on the north side of the Barracks consists of three rusticated bays at ground floor level. Each bay is framed by rusticated pilasters. Pyramids of cannon-balls surmount plinths on top of the rusticated feature. In drawing 9, crossed spears also decorate the wall.

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