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[10] 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 33/23
Purpose
[10] Finished drawing for an axial section through a group of prison buildings for Edinburgh Bridewell, 1790-91, unexecuted
Aspect
Axial section, from north to south, showing a group of prison buildings. At the north end is a two-storey chapel with a domed ceiling, connected to an inner range by a single-storey wall. This is followed by a two-storey block of cells lined with an internal columned loggia which connects to the central two-storey block with a tall steeple and weathervane. Beyond this is another range of cells, in a curved formation, with wall and basement vaults in front, connecting to the entrance block at the south end which is two storeys with a portico and basement vaults
Scale
bar scale of 1/2 an inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Section across the new Bridewell from C to D / (verso) 4 / 5
Signed and dated
- 1790-91
datable to 1790-91
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and coloured wash including lemon yellow and pink on laid paper (469x277)
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
GR surmounted by a fleur de lis within a crowned cartouche
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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