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[11] Design for the ground floor of a group of prison buildings for Edinburgh Bridewell, 1790-91, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 33/26
Purpose
[11] Design for the ground floor of a group of prison buildings for Edinburgh Bridewell, 1790-91, unexecuted
Aspect
Ground floor plan of a group of prison buildings arranged around a central chapel and chapel court. Bounding the court on three sides are four cell blocks with internal courtyards, flanked by an infirmary and sick ward with internal courtyards and corner turrets to the outer walls. Adjoining the chapel is another block of cells with curved wings enclosing two additional internal courts. Rooms include a kitchen, shop, surgeon’s parlour, nurses room, housekeeper's room and guardrooms
Scale
bar scale of 1/2 an inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
(In the hand of William Adam) 3d Design for a Bridewell at Edinburgh / (in another hand) Court with Cells for Bedlamites / Closet / Infirmary / Water / Closet / Keeper / Court with Cells for Debtors / Storeroom / House Keeper / Turn key / Turn key / Court with Cells for / Felons / Chappel / Chappel Court / Court with Cells for Felons / Kitchen / Scullery / Pantry / Larder / Court with Cells for Debtors / Closet / Nurses / room / Court with / Wards &c / for the Sick / Ward for the / Sick / Water Closet / Shop / Surgeons / Parlor / Bedroom / Closet / Court with Cells / for Idle youth / Turnkey / officers / Guard / Lobby / soldiers / Guard / Turnkey / Court with Cells / for Idle Women / (verso) 2 This goes 4th in the Book / First put into the book / 1 Design of the Bridewell / (in a different hand) Edinh – Bridewell former Design / (in a different hand) / Formmer[sic] plans of the Bridewell
Signed and dated
- 1790-91
datable to 1790-91
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (644x484)
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
Footed P
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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