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Reference number

SM (17) 56/8/30

Purpose

Survey drawing of the first floor

Aspect

17 Plan of the First Floor of Mr Prichard's Premises in High Street / Bristol

Scale

bar scale of ? inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, labelled: 17'0'', 20.1, 12.0, 17.10, 12.0, Staircase, Lead Flat over part / of the Counting House, Skylights on a level / with the Lead Flat over / Mr P's Counting House, a. a. These are Windows on a level / with the Gutter of the Roof / over the Rooms b. b., lettered a (twice) and b (3 times), Rooms occupied as Store Rooms, Sculleries belonging / to the adjoining / Premises supported / on Timber about / 2 feet above the / Ceilings of the Store Room, There are numerous Windows / at different heights in this Wall, Lead Flat, Workshops &c

Medium and dimensions

Pen, warm sepia, blue and brown madder washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper with one fold mark (601 x 291)

Hand

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

Watermark

Smith & All[nutt] 1823

Level

Drawing

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