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[1] Preliminary design for a prison building for Edinburgh Bridewell, c.1790-91, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 21/224
Purpose
[1] Preliminary design for a prison building for Edinburgh Bridewell, c.1790-91, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan for a bridewell comprising a central, circular room flanked by the governor’s offices with four radiating wings with cells and a day room
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
(In pencil) Plan for Bridewell / (in pen) Womens side / Day room / Parlour / Day room / Convicts side / [_ _ _ _] [_ _ _ _ _] / or / Deputy Genrl / Govers. Kitchen / / Govers, Office / Day room / Bridewell side / Day room / Felons side
Signed and dated
- c.1790-91
Datable to c.1790-91
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (236x206)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison, John Robertson, or John Paterson
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison, John Robertson, or John Paterson
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 11
King, Vol. 2, 2001, p. 54
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, Vol. 2, 2001, p. 54
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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