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as above, labelled Built 1814-1815 and some dimensions given

• 1^st July 1818.

Soane office

1815

The plan shown here was made after the construction of the Bakehouse and differs slightly from the earlier design. Though still a one-storey building with the same number and spacing of windows, the plan now shows three rather than two rooms, with a passage dividing the drawing's south room. The drawing also shows stairs: two sets (three steps each) leading from each entrance. Another set of longer stairs has been added to the south-east corner, possibly leading to the attic (which must have been for storage only, as there are no windows). There is also an extra room, projecting from the west side, which was not included on the earlier plan - a plan in the National Archives collection (PRO work 31/241) shows this additional room labelled 'oven'.

Two further drawings showing the design development of the Bakehouse plan can be found in the SM Archives (Priv.Corr.IX.J.27-30). The first shows a rough pencil sketch introducing the corridor (creating the two south rooms). This is undated but most likely to be an early design (post-dating SM volume 76/44). The second drawing (again a pencil sketch) shows all three rooms as well as the west extension shown here. This is dated to 30 June 1818 and therefore seems more likely to be a preliminary record drawing (this drawing being its finished version).

Drawing

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