Design and working drawing for the attic, April 1808 (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
  - London: New Bank Buildings, Princes Street, City of London, 1807-10 (115)

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Reference number

SM (42) 11/3/31 (43) 11/3/23

Purpose

Design and working drawing for the attic, April 1808 (2)

Aspect

42 Elevation Design for the Attic of the New Houses in Princes Street 43 Section of Design for Attic & Balustrade

Scale

(42) bar scale of 1/4 inch to 1 foot (43) bar scale of 11/10 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

42 as above, labelled: The Bank of England, (pencil) May 19, floor and dimensions given 43 as above, labelled: The Bank of England / New Houses in Princes Street, Top of floor 3 in[ches] below underside of Cornice and dimensions given

Signed and dated

(42) April 18^th 1808 (43) April 25^th 1808

Medium and dimensions

(42) Pen, pencil and sepia wash, pricked for transfer on wove paper with one fold mark (463 x 677) (43) pen, pink and sepia washes, pricked for transfer on laid paper (545 x 348)

Hand

(42) Francis Edwards (1784-1857, improver July 1806-October 1810) (43) James Adams, jnr. (1785-1850, pupil 1806-09)

Watermark

(42) A Stace

Notes

A balustrade with antefixes and two volutes or swept 'angle fillers' have been added to the attic, a more detailed design for which is drawn in pencil on the same sheet (drawing 42). The attic storey is also one foot taller than in previous drawings (6-8).

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