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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George Dance office drawings: the drawings of George Dance the Elder and George Dance the Younger
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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) (226). Survey drawings, preliminary designs, design and working drawings

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Reference number

SM D5/7/10

Purpose

Royal College of Surgeons, 41-42 (now 35-43) Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, Camden, London, 1805-12 (with James Lewis)

Aspect

[81] Plan of portico and stairs either side to basements, and of front rooms with their timber framing

Scale

¼ Inch Scale

Inscribed

as above, labelled Old Wall (twice) and dimensions given

Signed and dated

1805-12

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pink, raw umber, yellow and blue washes, pencil, pricked for transfer on laid paper (365 x 560)

Hand

Dance

Watermark

D&CBxX in cartouche surmounted by fleur-de-lis

Notes

One of Dance's difficulties in adding a giant portico to two existing houses was dealing with access to the basements on either side. To stop people falling into the basement, a barrier had to be put across either end of the portico (in [SM D5/8/14] this was a low stone wall, here it is a railing) as well as on the pavement. The pavement railing is here planned on a right-angle and with a pedestal termination.

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Drawing

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