[7] Finished drawing for the front and side elevations of a chapel for Edinburgh Bridewell, 1790-91, unexecuted

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  - Bridewell, Edinburgh: designs for a group of prison buildings, 1790-91, executed in part (33)
    - Designs for a classical-style bridewell scheme, 1790-91, unexecuted (9)

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 33/22

Purpose

[7] Finished drawing for the front and side elevations of a chapel for Edinburgh Bridewell, 1790-91, unexecuted

Aspect

Upper: Front elevation of the chapel comprising a two-storey, three-bay building with a central conical roof. The ground floor is flanked by two single-storey curved walls with openings in them. The elevation is adorned with a pediment, dentilled cornice and string coursing and there are a mixture of tripartite windows and rectangular windows in plain surrounds Lower: Side elevation of the chapel comprising a two-storey, two-bay building with a pediment, dentilled cornice, and string coursing. The elevation shows part of the rear bow, with a first-floor arched window

Scale

bar scale of 1/2 of an inch to 10 feet

Inscribed

Front of the Chapel next the Court / One end of the Chapel (all underwritten in pencil)

Signed and dated

1790-91
datable to 1790-91

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (194x450)

Hand

Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison, John Robertson, or John Paterson

Watermark

Portal & Bridges

Literature

Bolton, 1922, p. 11
King, Vol. 2, 2001, p. 54
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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