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[52] Copy of a working drawing for the accommodation of the male felons within the Keep, May 1792
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Reference number
SM 73/3/23
Purpose
[52] Copy of a working drawing for the accommodation of the male felons within the Keep, May 1792
Aspect
Sections
Scale
bar scales of 1/5 inch to 1 foot and 1/9 inch to 1 inch
Inscribed
as SM 73/3/24 (more or less)
Signed and dated
- May 23rd 1792
Medium and dimensions
Pen and sepia washes (515 x 640) on thin cartridge paper
Hand
Frederick Meyer (1775-?, pupil 1791-96) and Thomas Chawner (1774-1851, pupil 1788-94) see Notes below
Notes
Soane's office 'Journal No1' records on 11 May 1792: 'sent per Mail 7 Workg drawgs / of Plan & Sections of Men Felons / Gaol'. The seven drawings included plans for four floors, latitudinal and longitudinal sections, plan and section of roof, and drawing of an iron stay under the galleries. On 9 June, Soane took to Norwich, eight working drawings plus a section of window and gallery. Checked against comparable drawings within the set SM 73/3/7, SM 73/3/6, SM 73/3/8, SM 73/3/29, SM 73/3/30, SM 73/3/32 and SM 73/3/31, made three years earlier, there are few changes but greater detail.
The drawing catalogued here is dated May 23 1792. However, Soane's office 'Day Book' for 1792 shows that working drawings for Norwich Castle were being made on fourteen days in May 1792, on seven of these days by Meyer and on the others by both Meyer and Chawner. On 19 May a new pupil Thomas Jeans (pupil, 1792-97) was 'shadowing plans', that is, adding coloured washes?. The drawing was presumably made to send out for tender and thus a copy was required.
In 1792, there were ten people working in the office. Of these, four were pupils (Chawner, Laing, Meyer and Jeans), two were assistants (Lodder, Ebdon) and four were clerks. Presumably the clerks, among other things, wrote out the specifications and tender documents. Christopher Ebdon (1744-1824) was an architect, experiencing a thin time with his own practice who worked for Soane between 1789-1792.
The drawing relates to construction work within the Norman walls of the Keep. After the removal of internal walls and partitions, Soane built a virtually free-standing structure with a basement, ground floor courtyard and arcade, and three floors over, all underneath the open top of the 90 x 95 feet Keep.
The drawing catalogued here is dated May 23 1792. However, Soane's office 'Day Book' for 1792 shows that working drawings for Norwich Castle were being made on fourteen days in May 1792, on seven of these days by Meyer and on the others by both Meyer and Chawner. On 19 May a new pupil Thomas Jeans (pupil, 1792-97) was 'shadowing plans', that is, adding coloured washes?. The drawing was presumably made to send out for tender and thus a copy was required.
In 1792, there were ten people working in the office. Of these, four were pupils (Chawner, Laing, Meyer and Jeans), two were assistants (Lodder, Ebdon) and four were clerks. Presumably the clerks, among other things, wrote out the specifications and tender documents. Christopher Ebdon (1744-1824) was an architect, experiencing a thin time with his own practice who worked for Soane between 1789-1792.
The drawing relates to construction work within the Norman walls of the Keep. After the removal of internal walls and partitions, Soane built a virtually free-standing structure with a basement, ground floor courtyard and arcade, and three floors over, all underneath the open top of the 90 x 95 feet Keep.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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