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[16] Preliminary design for the principal elevation of a group of prison buildings for Edinburgh Bridewell, 1791, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 1/74
Purpose
[16] Preliminary design for the principal elevation of a group of prison buildings for Edinburgh Bridewell, 1791, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a two-storey, five-bay Governor’s house in the central foreground, over a half-sunk basement, with a balustraded perron. There is an arched intrance with a decorated entablature above. Behind, and flanking the Governor’s house, is another prison building comprising a wide four-storey building with three gabled attic storeys, with flanking single-storey links shown in-part. One gabled end is an additional storey in height and appears to be of a different design to the other gable end. The principal floor across the entire elevation is rusticated and there are a mixture of windows in recessed arches, as well as slit, square, arched, tri-partite, and Venetian windows. Other adornments include string-coursing, machicolated cornices, crenelations, crosses, heraldry and bartizans
Scale
to a rough scale
Signed and dated
- 1790-91
datable to 1790-91
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (280x201)
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
Bridges
Literature
King, Vol. 2, 2001, p. 54
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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