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[18] Preliminary design for the rear elevation of a group of prison buildings for Edinburgh Bridewell, 1791, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 1/26
Purpose
[18] Preliminary design for the rear elevation of a group of prison buildings for Edinburgh Bridewell, 1791, unexecuted
Aspect
Rear elevation of a prison building comprising a wide three-storey building with three gabled attic storeys to the rear, with flanking single-storey links terminating in two-storey, five-bay blocks, all over a half-sunk basement. The central building is curved in plan with a hipped roof. There are a mixture of windows in recessed arches, as well as slit, square, arched and tri-partite windows. Other adornments include string-coursing, machicolated cornices, heraldry and bartizans
Scale
to a scale
Signed and dated
- 1790-91
datable to 1790-91
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (309x115)
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
Notes
The different storey heights in the outer gabled ends are repeated in the sections for this design, with one section showing a four-storey gabled end (SM Adam volume 33/16) and two others showing a five-storey gabled end (SM Adam volumes 33/13 & 33/14).
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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