Martin's Bank, 68 Lombard Street, City of London, 1791-2

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George Dance office drawings: the drawings of George Dance the Elder and George Dance the Younger
- Some work in the City of London (11)
  - Martin's Bank, 68 Lombard Street, City of London, 1791-2 (5). Design and revised design, neither as executed, for new premises for Martin, Stone & Foote

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Reference number

SM D3/10/2

Purpose

Martin's Bank, 68 Lombard Street, City of London, 1791-2

Aspect

[2] Elevation of basement, ground and first floors

Scale

4/5 in to 1 ft

Signed and dated

1791-2

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia and burnt umber washes, pencil, shaded, partly pricked for transfer on thin buff laid paper, two sheets joined (680 x 1100)

Hand

Dance

Notes

To overcome the difficulty of Change Alley running through the main floor, Dance has raised the banking hall above a low rusticated ground floor that on the left has two square windows over segmental-headed openings to the vaults while on the far side a door is placed below the right-hand window of the first floor. The elevation is 46 feet 6 inches wide.

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Drawing

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