Site progress drawings, c.June 1818 (6)

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
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  - Bank of England, City of London for the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, 1788-1834 (1352)
    - 1817-1833 Rebuilding of offices in the south-east and the façade, temporary office spaces and presentation drawings (219)
      - South and south-east Transfer Offices, 1817-23 (115)

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SM (56) volume 47/37 (57) volume 47/29 (58) volume 47/30 (59) volume 47/33 (60) volume 47/34 (61) volume 47/38

Purpose

Site progress drawings, c.June 1818 (6)

Aspect

56 Perspective of one of the longitundinal arch centering from above 57 Perspective of the construction of the roof around the arches 58 Perspective of the construction of the roof over the end-bay barrel vault 59 Perspective of the temporary roof and part of the end-bay barrel vault 60 Perspective of the temporary roof, a central arch and part of the end-bay barrel vault 61 Perspective of two centering arches from above

Inscribed

57 (pencil) 12/6

Signed and dated

(56-61) c. June 1818

Hand

Soane office

Notes

Drawings 56 to 61 are similar to the previous group of drawings but show the dome and vaults being constructed on top of the arches. Drawings 56 and 57 show one of the arches that would support the central domed lantern.

Drawing 58 (which continues across the double page directly from 57) shows the roofing process of the end-bay barrel-vault. Two bricklayers are shown on the right and two figures winching building materials up, are included on the left. The exterior construction of the end-bay barrel-vault shows lateral beams crossed by a thick layer of bricks. Photographs of the built roof show this part to be of ridged lead, which must have been added on top.

Drawing 59 and 60 are also two parts of the same drawing (carried across the centre fold of the sketch book) and show the high temporary roof, protecting interior construction work.

As they are undated, drawings 56 to 61 could be of either the later south or south-east Transfer Office.

Level

Drawing

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