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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Reference number

SM D5/9/14

Purpose

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

Aspect

[111] Plan of N end of building, portico, flanking basements with stairs and railing plinths, and elevation of front railing with gates and piers crowned by lamps

Scale

¼ in to 1 ft

Inscribed

Royal College of Surgeons / Lincolns Inn Fields, labelled Steps leading down / to Basement Floor (twice), dimensions given and calculations
Signed: GD
Dated: June 1st 1812

Signed and dated

1805-12

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pink, blue, raw umber and sepia washes, pencil, partly pricked for transfer on wove paper (580 x 870)

Hand

Dance

Watermark

J Whatman 1810

Notes

Either side of the portico are, to east and west, railings that project 39 feet on the party wall line of the north front and meet another railing, thus forming a forecourt in front of the College entered, here, by three gates.

The ends of the portico are, in this design, guarded by railings on a curved plan. Two prints (see note to [SM D5/13/9]) show that the railing, gates and piers correspond to this design and, allowing for lack of detail, with [SM D5/9/16] and [SM D5/9/15].

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