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[21] 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 33/13
Purpose
[21] Finished drawing for the section of a group of prison buildings for Edinburgh Bridewell, 1791, unexecuted
Aspect
Longitudinal section of a prison building showing a central five-storey building with two-storey links connecting to three-storey blocks. In the centre is an inspector’s lodge with a mixture of square headed windows and small narrow apertures on different floors. At the base is a pulpit with flanking, balustraded steps. Either side of the tower are staircases leading to each floor, visible through three sets of arched openings with railings, with cisterns of water in the attics. The two outer blocks comprise a narrow stairwell and an inspector’s lodge with small narrow apertures, followed by openings to the individual cells with railings. The different colour washes denote the building materials
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Section of the Bridewell from East to West showing the Front of the Lodges for the invisible Inspection at Edinburgh
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 (1206x477)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison, John Robertson, or John Paterson
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison, John Robertson, or John Paterson
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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