[29] Copy of a design for the first floor of a new Parliament House and Law Courts

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- William Kent (c.1685-1748): Westminster, London: designs for a new Parliament House, 1733-c.1748 (37)
  - The Second 'Belvedere' Scheme, 11 December 1739 (5)

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Reference number

SM 36/2/6

Purpose

[29] Copy of a design for the first floor of a new Parliament House and Law Courts

Aspect

First floor plan

Scale

bar scale of 1/3 inch to 10 feet

Inscribed

labelled: Palace Yard, Westminster Hall, Court of / Equity, Judges (4 times), Offices (4 times), Court (5 times), Court of / Exchequer, Jury (3 times), Court of / Common Pleas, Court of / Kings Bench, Court of / Chancery, L^d / Chancellor, Master of / the Rolls, Masters in / Chancery, Old Palace Yard, Lobby, House of / Commons, Clerks, Clerk (twice), Court of Requests, Black / Rod, Kings Privy / Chamber, Kings / Presence, House of Lords, Lobby, Vestibule, Lobby, House of Commons, M^r Speakers / Chamber, Closet, Committee (4 times), Waiting / Room, Court (twice), Conference, Robing / Room, Clerk, Earl / Marshall, L^d Great / Cham / berlain, L^d / Privy / Seal, Bishops, L^d / Treasurer, L^d / Chancellor, Prince of / Wales

Signed and dated

2 April 1824
Copied 2^nd April 1824

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia and yellow washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper (529 x 740)

Hand

Soane Office

Notes

Copy by the Soane Office of TNA, WORK 29/3358 (2). A comparison with a design for the First 'Belvedere' Scheme (e.g. drawing [22]) shows little variation except for the location of the new building.

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Drawing

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