Site-progress drawing and site record drawing, 13-17 August 1816 (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)
    - 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 (20) volume 46/29 (21) volume 56/1

Purpose

Site-progress drawing and site record drawing, 13-17 August 1816 (2)

Aspect

20 Perspective showing Part of the East and South sides of the Building 21 Half-elevation showing The arch on the East side of the Office over the Cheque Office / shewing the centering and how the Stones are put together / etc.. etc..., Section of arch / to show the Joints, Section of Centering / etc... and side of the Stones / in the Joint B

Inscribed

20 as above 21 as above and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

(20) August 13^th. 1816 (21) Saturday August 17^th: 1816_

Hand

(20-21) Henry Parke (1790-1835, pupil 1814-20)

Notes

Drawing 20 shows two of the east wall windows with centering arches and partially constructed masonry arches in place. Beams are positioned to prevent the centering arches from collapsing inwards. The windows and fireplace of the north wall are also shown: a narrow window at the eastern corner and a segmental arch to the side of the fireplace.

Drawing 20 also shows the roof of the Reduced Annuities Office below, with wooden boards for the workmen to walk on until the floor was constructed. The floor itself had to be slightly raised, in order to avoid altering the roof of the room below.

Drawing 21 shows an elevation part of a centering arch with masonry constructed around it. A section of the masonry blocks that make up the arch is also shown, and a parallel section of the centering supporting the masonry section. The centering and masonry arch shown corresponds to the window arches of drawing 20, in the east wall (bordering the Garden Court).

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Drawing

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