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Martin's Bank, 68 Lombard Street, City of London, 1791-2
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Reference number
SM D3/10/5
Purpose
Martin's Bank, 68 Lombard Street, City of London, 1791-2
Aspect
[1] Plans of ground and first floors
Scale
4/5 in to 1 ft
Inscribed
Mr Blackford's / Window, (verso) Martyn & C(cut), Martin & Co and (Dance) Mesrs Martin & C
Signed and dated
- 1791-2
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pink and grey washes, pencil, partly pricked for transfer on thin buff laid paper, two pieces joined (700 x 1105)
Hand
Dance
Notes
Conventionally a pink wash is used to indicate new work while a sepia wash shows existing construction. Confusingly, Dance used pink wash to indicate the ground floor and sepia wash for the party walls and for the first floor of his design. This shows Change Alley in the second bay from the right with access via, an elliptical stair, to the domestic upper floors of the right-hand (east) bay. Another stair allows access from the front door to the banking hall which is a single space of about 44 by 15 feet.
A survey plan of October 1791 signed 'J.H.' (Barclays Bank Group Archives, Acc 9/1007) shows Messrs Martin & Co's premises in Lombard Street separated from Mrs Corrall's premises 'now Messrs Martin & Co' and also in Lombard Street by Change Alley. The survey shows that a major problem in designing the building was allowing public access through the 7 feet 9¼ inches wide Change (or Exchange) Alley.
A survey plan of October 1791 signed 'J.H.' (Barclays Bank Group Archives, Acc 9/1007) shows Messrs Martin & Co's premises in Lombard Street separated from Mrs Corrall's premises 'now Messrs Martin & Co' and also in Lombard Street by Change Alley. The survey shows that a major problem in designing the building was allowing public access through the 7 feet 9¼ inches wide Change (or Exchange) Alley.
Level
Drawing
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