[133] Record drawing, 19 March 1818

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
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  - London: Royal Hospital, Chelsea for the Board of Commissioners, 1807-1835 (226)
    - Stables, October 1814 - July 1818 (25)

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Reference number

SM 67/1/8

Purpose

[133] Record drawing, 19 March 1818

Aspect

Elevation of the (external) East side of the new Stables, Chelsea Hospital

Scale

bar scale

Inscribed

as above and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

March 19^th. 1818. Mee

Hand

A.P. Mee (1802-1868, pupil 1818-1823) (as per inscription)

Watermark

1815

Notes

This external elevation shows quadruple giant blind arches, stepped one within the other. Within these blind arches are two double doors (one on each side of the main entrance arch). Although not obvious from the elevation, the doors (with elongated arched windows above) are in evidence today and form the only entrance on to the stairs either side of the main entrance (visible in SM 67/1/7).

Literature

P. Dean, 'The Royal Hospital Chelsea I- Pre-1815' in Sir John Soane and London, 2006, p.68

Level

Drawing

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