Presentation drawings for the later south-east Transfer Office, one dated August 1818 (3)

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    - 1817-1833 Rebuilding of offices in the south-east and the façade, temporary office spaces and presentation drawings (219)
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Reference number

SM (68) 11/6/8 (69) 11/6/7

Purpose

Presentation drawings for the later south-east Transfer Office, one dated August 1818 (3)

Aspect

68 Longitudinal section showing the basement and ground floor 69 Cross-section showing the basement and ground floor

Scale

(68-69) bar scale

Signed and dated

(68) c.1818 (69) August 1818

Hand

Soane office

Notes

The early date of drawing 68 indicates that drawings 68 and 69 were not record drawings but the final stage of the design process for the later south-east Transfer Office. There are no similar presentation designs for the later south Transfer Office (which was built slightly after the later south-east Transfer Office) which may be because the two offices were so similar - one presentation design could illustrate the same points for each hall.

Drawing 68 gives a longitudinal section of the hall. Given the similarities of proportions across the later south Transfer Office and the later south-east Transfer Office, it is difficult to ascertain which office is shown in drawing 68. However, there is an opening at the base of the central-left pier, which was presumably intended to accommodate the flue running through the centre of the pier, as shown on the plan in drawing 40. Drawing 40 shows the plan for the later south-east Transfer Office and the pier-flue position corresponds to this plan. Therefore it seems likely that drawing 68 also shows the later south-east Transfer Office. Soane's alterations can be seen in the yellow brick (used to fill in parts of the red-brick inverted arches that had fallen away) and in the stone work crossing part of the central aisle brick foundations. The red brick inverted arches must have corresponded to Taylor's sixteen piers above. With only Soane's four piers to support, the redundant arches were filled in.

Drawing 69 shows the cross-section counterpart to drawing 68, with foundation arches. On the west (right), one of the old lanterns can be seen in the adjoining room, Taylor's south Transfer Office, indicating that the demolition of that office was not planned when the drawing was made. On the left, the exterior columns orient the section: looking towards the southern wall.

Drawings 68 and 69 may be unused lecture drawings (see notes to drawing 113).

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Drawing

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