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[23] Design for the basement of a prison building for Edinburgh Bridewell, 1791, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 33/17
Purpose
[23] Design for the basement of a prison building for Edinburgh Bridewell, 1791, unexecuted
Aspect
Basement plan of a prison building comprising a central heating room flanked by links with stairs, and cells. At one end of the heating room are three long passages leading to the central inspector tower and divided yard areas. The plan also shows the outline of the yards and bastions
Scale
bar scale of 3/4 of an inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Plan of the Sunk Passages from the Bridewell to the different Yards with the Stairs from the Story above ~ / at Edinburgh / Passage to the different Yards for exercise / Passage for the Inspector / Passage to the different Yards for exercise / Heating room / Cell / or Refectory / Cell / Women / Stairs / Coal cellar / Stairs / Cell / /or Refectory / Cell / Men with some room dimensions / (verso) (in pencil) Plans of Bridewell / (in pen) Bridewell finish’d Fronts, Sections & miniature [_ _ _ _] / 6 Pieces
Signed and dated
- 1790-91
datable to 1790-91
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper within a ruled border (781x584)
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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