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[6] Design for the south front of a group of prison buildings for Edinburgh Bridewell, 1790-91, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 21/12
Purpose
[6] Design for the south front of a group of prison buildings for Edinburgh Bridewell, 1790-91, unexecuted
Aspect
Rear elevation of a group of prison buildings within a hilly landscape, similar to SM Adam volume 33/11 but in the castle style. The buildings comprise a central block with a round tower with a conical roof, with a low parapet wall in the foreground that terminates in two pavilions. The central block appears to have a dentiled cornice, weathervane and bartizans, the flanking pavilions also appear to have bartizans. There is a pencil sketch which appears to show the remaining site in perspective from the rear boundary wall. There is a pencil drawing on the verso
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- 1790-91
datable to 1790-91
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (484x272)
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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