Survey drawings of house No. 2, as executed (5)

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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 (51) 11/3/51 (52) 11/3/50 (53) 11/3/49 (54) 11/3/48 (55) 11/3/47

Purpose

Survey drawings of house No. 2, as executed (5)

Aspect

51 Plan of Basement Story of N^o 2 New Bank Buildings 52 Plan of N^o 2 Ground floor; (verso): rough unfinished plan of attic 53 Plan of N^o 2 One Pair floor 54 Plan of N^o 2 Two pair floor 55 Plan of N^o 2 Attic

Scale

(51-55) bar scales of 1/4 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

51 as above, labelled (pencil): A, B, C, E, F, G, Wanted in this / Storey / A a dress & drawers / B a Sink / C a Closet under / the Cistern / E to shutt down to / answer for a dresser / F dresser & drawers / G a Safe and some dimensions given 52 as above, labelled: N^o 2 New Bank Build^gs, (pencil): Draws, Chimney and some dimensions given; (verso, pencil): some dimensions given 53 as above, labelled: N^o 2 New Bank Build^gs, (pencil): Line of Meeting and some dimensions given 54 as above, labelled: N^o 2 New Bank Build^gs, (faint pencil): ---- (illegible) / Room, Closet, Lob[by], Arches over doors / next Room 55 as above, labelled: N^o 2 New Bank Buildings and (pencil) some dimensions given

Medium and dimensions

(51-55) Pen, pencil and sepia wash, pricked for transfer on wove paper (51-53) with one fold mark (550 x 330, 547 x 332, 537 x 331, 538 x 332, 538 x 332)

Hand

(51-55) Soane office (Bailey?)

Watermark

(51-55) 1806

Notes

While No. 2 is narrower than No. 1, this is compensated for by the attic storey which contains a further four rooms.

Level

Drawing

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