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- (41) Lincolns Inn Fields / 15th December 1817 (42) Lincolns Inn Fields / December 16 1817
On drawing 42, 'Mr Higham's Room' appears to have the only window blocked up. The large room behind the banking hall contains a dais for a 'Statue'. The first indication of Soane's scheme for a memorial to William Pitt the Younger (1759-1816) for which see the following drawings.
The premises of Messrs Mello, Pead & Co. are shown on this plan and a large circle has been pencilled-in (presumably by Soane) and may indicate another possible location for the 'statue'.
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