[2] Record drawing of lantern, January 1792

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- Bank of England
  - 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)
      - Dividend Pay Office, 1792 (4)

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Reference number

SM 2/4/1

Purpose

[2] Record drawing of lantern, January 1792

Aspect

Section of the Dividend Pay Office Roof showing the interior ornamentation of the lantern and the construction of the roof timbers

Scale

bar scale of 4/9 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, The Bank, a key A to H of the roof timbers: Old Girder, Binding Joist, Ceiling a^c, New Girder seen behind E the Cross Girder, Curb to receive Brackett^s for Cove of Lantern, Crown Plate of Truss which with the diagonals / receive lower curb of lantern light, Raftors (sic) of Lantern Roof birdsmouthed in Curb

Signed and dated

1792

Medium and dimensions

Pen and grey, yellow and blue washes within single ruled wash border on wove paper (342 X 576)

Hand

David Laing (1774-1856, pupil 1790-96)

Level

Drawing

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