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Reference number

SM 39/1/84

Purpose

[1] Survey drawing: ground floor

Aspect

Plan of the Ground Floor

Scale

bar scale of ¼ inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, The Westminster Life Insurance Office, labelled Court and dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • 24/03/1795
    Lincolns Inn Fields 24 th March 1795

Medium and dimensions

Brown pen and sepia wash on coarse laid paper (636 x 514)

Hand

attributed to Thomas Jeans (c. 1775 - 1866), August 1792-25 August 1797

Notes

The building is 35 feet wide and 56 feet 10 inches from front to back. None of the rooms are labelled but since the entrance is into a room 31 feet and 7 inches wide and 20 feet deep it can be assumed that the ground floor rooms are offices.

Level

Drawing

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