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Royal College of Surgeons, 41-42 (now 35-43) Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, Camden, London, 1805-12 (with James Lewis)
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Reference number
SM D5/1/13
Purpose
Royal College of Surgeons, 41-42 (now 35-43) Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, Camden, London, 1805-12 (with James Lewis)
Aspect
[25] Plan of ground floor including six-column portico drawn over a survey plan of the ground floor
Scale
Scale ¼ Inch to the Foot
Inscribed
as above, Clear length of Museum / from A to B / 101 Feet .. 6in
Signed and dated
- 1805-12
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pink, sepia, burnt umber and yellow washes, pencil, pricked for transfer on wove paper (685 x 1135)
Hand
Dance, J. Neill (survey)
Notes
The anatomy theatre and museum are shown essentially in their final form except that, in the museum, two stretched elliptical skylights are pencilled in over circular ones and a centrally placed octagonal skylight is also considered. Alternatively rearranged window and door openings are shown as well as new stairs, partitions and other modifications in the existing front offices and a six-column portico is shown centred on the north (Lincoln's Inn Fields) front.
Level
Drawing
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