Design for skylights in the roof of the Pay Hall, May 1831

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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)
      - Front Court and Pay Hall, 1799-1801 and 1806-1810 (24)

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Reference number

SM (24) 10/7/6

Purpose

Design for skylights in the roof of the Pay Hall, May 1831

Aspect

24 Section looking East

Scale

bar scale

Inscribed

as above, shewing the / proposed alteration of the Roof &c in order / to obtain additional light, The Bank of England, (Soane) Clock

Signed and dated

May 1831

Hand

Soane office and Soane

Watermark

Smith & Allnutt 1823

Notes

The Pay Hall built by George Sampson in 1731-34, had a flat ceiling beneath a shallow hipped roof. Windows only existed on the south and west walls. Soane's design shows skylights at the apex of the roof, with the ceiling opened to allow light into the office. Dotted lines illustrate the sunlight's path.

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Drawing

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