[19] Finished drawing for the rear elevation of a group of prison buildings for Edinburgh Bridewell, 1791, unexecuted

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Robert and James Adam office drawings
- Public buildings
  - Bridewell, Edinburgh: designs for a group of prison buildings, 1790-91, executed in part (33)
    - Design for a castle-style bridewell scheme, 1791, unexecuted (11)

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 33/10

Purpose

[19] Finished drawing for the rear elevation of a group of prison buildings for Edinburgh Bridewell, 1791, unexecuted

Aspect

Same as SM Adam volume 1/26 with the addition of a clock in the rear central gable and rustication across the principal floor of the entire elevation. There are some additional pencil sketches

Scale

bar scale of 3/4 of an inch to 10 feet

Inscribed

South Front of a new intended Bridewell for the County & City of Edinburgh, proposed to be Situated upon / the Caltoun[sic] Hill, Which will also serve as a Goal[sic], a Bedlam, or Infirmary if the whole is Built.

Signed and dated

1790-91
datable to 1790-91

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash within a ruled border on laid paper (547x358)

Hand

Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison, John Robertson, or John Paterson

Watermark

Portal & Bridges

Literature

Bolton, 1922, p. 11
King, Vol. 2, 2001, p. 54
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

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