Design for the basement of the Printing Offices

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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)
      - Second phase of the north-west extension: Printing Offices and offices south of the Waiting Room Court, 1803-1810 (21)

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Reference number

SM (15) 10/6/8

Purpose

Design for the basement of the Printing Offices

Aspect

15 Plan of the Basement Story under the Printing Offices; and rough detail

Scale

(15) bar scale

Inscribed

15 as above, The Bank of England, Cases for Book[s] / 1.6 high / 1.0 wide, (Soane, pencil) Books, Wood Door (twice), --ater (illegible), lettered A to B (twice), AA Iron gates, BB Iron gates / and wood Doors, 24-6, 64-0

Hand

Soane office and Soane

Notes

The rooms in drawings 15 are situated on the west side of the Printing Office Court. The south entrance has wooden and iron doors and the north entrance has been blockaded (in pencil). Soane's inscriptions suggest using the rooms for storing cases of 'Books', possibly for clerks' ledgers or banknote-related materials.

Level

Drawing

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