Survey drawing of basements of counting houses of Nos 2-3

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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 (113) 11/3/10

Purpose

Survey drawing of basements of counting houses of Nos 2-3

Aspect

113 Plan of the Basement Story of the Offices / behind the Houses N^o 2 & 3 in Princes Street

Scale

bar scale of 1/7 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, labelled: The Bank of England, (pencil): Butler / ---- (illegible), Wine Cellar, Strong Closet / 23.6, for taking in wine

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia and yellow washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper (493 x 331)

Hand

Soane office

Watermark

Smith & Allnutt ?1823 (cut off)

Notes

The watermark on drawing 113 looks like '1823' but is cut off, so it is impossible to be sure, although it is clear enough to say that this drawing was made after 1820.

Level

Drawing

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