[4] Working drawings for mouldings, July and August 1791

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  - Bank of England, City of London for the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, 1788-1834 (1356)
    - 1788-1793 Initial assessment of existing buildings and minor alterations (74)
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Reference number

SM 11/1/9

Purpose

[4] Working drawings for mouldings, July and August 1791

Aspect

Section of Cornice under Dome of Lantern Light; (verso) Section and elevation of Soffete of arch over Columns / half the full size; and section and elevation of Enrichment for the circular face of Landing

Scale

1/2 the full size (verso) full size

Inscribed

as above, Dome in the Lantern Light, Cornice full size (verso) as above, top part of dome above the arches, Face of archivolt within the square / under the circular Dome / half the full size, No 3 Soffete of the large arche springing / from the Pilasters to be enriched / with a Fret as in the Pay Office and (Bailey) The Bank of England - Vestibule to Rotunda - now part of Treasury

Signed and dated

G. Scotland Yard Copy 8^th July 1791 (verso) G. Scotland Yard. Copy Aug^t8^th 1791

Medium and dimensions

Pen, yellow and light red washes, pencil, (verso) pen and light red wash, on wove paper with three fold marks (572 x 689)

Hand

Soane office

Notes

A note on the drawing orders the soffits of the arches to be decorated with the same Greek fret pattern as in the Pay Office.

After his appointment as Clerk of Works to St James's Palace and other public buildings in Westminster in 1790, Soane was given an office in Great Scotland Yard.

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Drawing

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