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Reference number

SM (16) 56/8/29

Purpose

Survey drawing of the ground floor

Aspect

16 Plan of the Ground Floor of Mr Prichard's Premises in High Street Bristol

Scale

bar scale of ? inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, labelled: Front 22ft, Premises in the occupation of Mr Barry, Bookseller, Printer &c, Passage, Shop / 9.11 high, Staircase, Counting House / part One Story, Yard, High Wall, Formerly / a Kitchen now / used as Workshop, Extreme length abt 120 ft / from High St to Maryport Church Yard, Shed covered by / a Lead Flat, Scullery / one Story high, Workshops &c, Maryport Church Yard and some dimensions given, (pencil): calculations adding to 360 ? Sq Yds of Ground and 59 ½ Not built on, (red pen, encircled) No 6

Signed and dated

  • 13th Octr 1826

Medium and dimensions

Pen, warm sepia and blue washes, pricked for transfer on two sheets of wove paper, affixed, with two fold marks (602 x 290)

Hand

George Bailey (1792-1860, pupil then assistant 1806-37, curator 1837-60)

Level

Drawing

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