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Shop with house, Great Tower Street/Mincing Lane, City of London, c.1792
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Reference number
SM D3/6/14
Purpose
Shop with house, Great Tower Street/Mincing Lane, City of London, c.1792
Aspect
[9] Amended plan of stair
Scale
5/6 in to 1 ft
Inscribed
Party Wall, 4 ins added, treads numbered No1 to No22 and dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 1792
Medium and dimensions
Black and red pen, light red wash, hatching on laid paper (355 x 370)
Hand
Dance
Notes
Notes on [SM D3/6/15] and [SM D3/6/14]
Both designs, worked out on differing centres, are for a stair on a stretched elliptical plan. The problem of a tight-fit - the stair is 8 feet 6½ inches by 11 feet 8 inches - has meant many adjustments in setting out.
Both designs, worked out on differing centres, are for a stair on a stretched elliptical plan. The problem of a tight-fit - the stair is 8 feet 6½ inches by 11 feet 8 inches - has meant many adjustments in setting out.
Level
Drawing
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