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Newgate Gaol, Newgate Street, City of London, 1768-c.1813
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Reference number
SM D4/4/8
Purpose
Newgate Gaol, Newgate Street, City of London, 1768-c.1813
Aspect
[9] Ground floor plan
Scale
1/6 in to 1 ft
Inscribed
lettered, dimensions given and some calculations
Signed: Exhibited to me June 9 1769 / Geo: Wyatt / Exhibited to me June 16 1769 / John Devall Junr / Exhibited to us / June the 16h / Jno Read / Joshua Hobson / Exhibited to me June 16th 1769 / Geo. Welling
Dated: June 9 1769 and June 16 1769 (as above)
Signed and dated
- 1769-c.1813
Medium and dimensions
Pen, sepia, pink and yellow ochre washes on laid paper, two sheets joined, worn, recently lined and filled (600 x 1560)
Hand
Baldwin
Notes
George Wyatt and John Read were carpenters, John Devall a mason and Joshua Hobson an artisan. This is essentially the same as the ground floor plan made before 15 April 1768 ([SM D4/4/1]), though more detailed.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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