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[9] Finished drawing for an axial section through a group of prison buildings for Edinburgh Bridewell, 1790-91, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 33/24
Purpose
[9] Finished drawing for an axial section through a group of prison buildings for Edinburgh Bridewell, 1790-91, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation and part-section of a group of two-storey prison buildings arranged around two courtyards. In the centre is the main prison building with a steeple with a conical roof and weathervane, with two protruding cell blocks with loggias shown in section. Flanking this building are more cell blocks with an arcaded loggia, shown in section at the ends with pitched roofs, connected to the infirmary and bedlam blocks by single-storey walls
Scale
bar scale of 1/2 an inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Section through the new Bridewell from A to B on the Plan. / (and in the hand of William Adam) for Edinburgh ~ / [_ _ _] / (in pencil) 2 / (verso) 2
Signed and dated
- 1790-91
1790-91
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and coloured wash including lemon yellow and pink on laid paper (484x266)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison, John Robertson, or John Paterson
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison, John Robertson, or John Paterson
Watermark
Portal & Bridges
Level
Drawing
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