Newgate Gaol, Newgate Street, City of London, 1768-c.1813

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George Dance office drawings: the drawings of George Dance the Elder and George Dance the Younger
- Prison, courts and a lunatic hospital (5)
  - Newgate Gaol, Newgate Street, City of London, 1768-c.1813 (25)

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Reference number

SM D4/4/15

Purpose

Newgate Gaol, Newgate Street, City of London, 1768-c.1813

Aspect

[18] ELEVATION OF DOORWAY FOR THE COVER'D / WAY to the SESSIONS-HOUSE for the JUDGES

Scale

½ in to 1 ft

Inscribed

as above, N^o12, dimensions given and (verso) Plans & Elevations to cover^d / way of Sesions House / (red pen) N^o6 Signed: Henry Banner Dated: Exhibited to us the 22^d of May 1783

Signed and dated

1768-c.1813

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia and raw umber washes within single ruled border, pricked for transfer on laid paper (510 x 355)

Hand

office

Verso

Partly drawn bird's eye view of the Gaol from the W showing the new copper roof that replaced the pre-fire roof of Westmorland slates and the new attic storey to the Keeper's House. Pen

Watermark

fleur-de-lis in crowned cartouche and GR below

Notes

Henry Banner (died 1784) was one of a family of artisans and was City Carpenter from 13 April 1774. The doorway consisted of a segmentally arched gate within a masonry frame.

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Drawing

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