Presentation drawing, 1816

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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)
    - 1814-1816 Rebuilding of existing offices and proposals for rebuilding street fronts (118)
      - Office over the Reduced Annuity Office, 1816 (34)

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Reference number

SM (1) 11/7/7

Purpose

Presentation drawing, 1816

Aspect

1 Elevation of the Offices on the West side of the "Garden Court"

Scale

bar scale

Inscribed

as above, The Bank of England and (in a cartouche above the door) REDUCED / ANNUITY / OFFICE

Signed and dated

1816

Hand

Soane office

Notes

Drawing 1 is a presentation drawing, showing the appearance of the Garden Court facade once a room had been added above the pre-existing Reduced Annuities Office below. The room was located on the west side of the Bank, slightly above the south-western corner. It bordered the Garden Court and Princes Street.

The design shows the added storey as a simple low structure articulated by four incised pilasters and three semi-circlular arched windows, that reflects the design of the existing ground-floor storey of three bays with three large Palladian windows frmaed by Corinthian columns.

Level

Drawing

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