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Working drawings for the basement and foundations, 1 May 1798 (2)

Drawing 153 was sent to John Pullinger, the clerk of works at Bentley Priory and a master carpenter and clerk of works for various Soane buildings, including Aynhoe Park in 1799 (q.v.). Drawing 154 is a plan 'for the Digger' for the foundations of the entrance hall.

Drawing 153 has three rough elevations in Soane's hand showing alternative designs for the entrance hall exterior. All correspond to the floor plan, suggesting that the entrance hall exterior design was not settled when the foundations were excavated.

The elevations show distinct designs, two of them bearing resemblances to Soane's contemporaneous Bullion Arch at the Bank of England (q.v.): one design is a triumphal arch form betweeen domed pavillions; and the other has a pedimented upper storey ornamented with antefixes and faced with three round-headed narrow arches. The third, in feint pencil, has prominent domed ends and a central arched door between pilasters.
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