Design for one of the bays of the new entrance front

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
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  - London: Palace of Westminster: designs for alterations and additions, 1793-1828 (499)
    - London: House of Lords, Palace of Westminster: alterations and additions, 1817-28 (220)
      - Designs for a new entrance to the House of Lords, unexecuted, 1828 (12)

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Reference number

SM volume 60/96

Purpose

Design for one of the bays of the new entrance front

Aspect

Rough elevation and plan of one of the bays of the new entrance front

Scale

bar scale of 1/5 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

House of Lords, Design for part of the Building / next Old Palace Yard

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, sepia and burnt umber washes on laid paper (452 x 268) pasted in to volume 60, p. 74

Hand

Soane Office

Notes

This design for one of the bays of the new entrance front corresponds to Soane's Classical designs (SM volume 61/114 and 71/2/78). The bay shown in this drawing is of three storeys. The ground floor has banded rustication and an entrance with lampposts on either side and a swag above. Above this is a pair of fluted Corinthian columns that are set back and three-quarters engaged. The balustrade is ornamented with antefixes and statues.

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Drawing

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