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[20] Finished drawing for the section of a group of prison buildings for Edinburgh Bridewell, 1791, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 33/16
Purpose
[20] Finished drawing for the section of a group of prison buildings for Edinburgh Bridewell, 1791, unexecuted
Aspect
Flier closed: Axial section through a group of prison buildings. At the north end is a two-storey lodge over a basement. The central building has a two-storey front over a half-sunk basement which then rises to five storeys in the centre comprising a stairwell and inspector’s lodge with a belfry and water cistern above. Encircling the tower is a four-storey domed chamber, over a basement, with openings into individual cells, and another water cistern in the attic. The ground storey comprises a continuous arcade with four rows of pews, whilst the upper storeys are supported by Tuscan columns, all with railings. There is a basement fireplace with a flue leading to below the floor of the chamber. At the south end is a single-storey inspector’s lodge with a pitched roof and beyond the boundary wall is a small hut and bastion. The different colour washes denote the building materials.
Flier open: Section of the stairwell next to the inspector’s lodge with arched openings on one side, showing a wider section of the cells in the central chamber
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Section from North to South through the center[sic] of the New Invented Bridewell proposed to be built on the Caltoun Hill ~ / (and in the hand of William Adam) Edinburgh / (verso) No 3
Signed and dated
- 1790-91
datable to 1790-91
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and coloured wash including lemon yellow and pink within a ruled border on laid paper (1180x475)
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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