[7] Preliminary column-flue design with studies in Soane's hand, 18 March 1792

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
- Bank of England
  - Bank of England, City of London for the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, 1788-1834 (1356)
    - 1791-1801 Rebuilding of offices in the east wing and north-east extension (431)
      - Bank Stock Office, 1791-1793 (73)
        Preliminary column-flue designs, November 1791 to c. March 1792 (8)

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Reference number

SM volume 74/16

Purpose

[7] Preliminary column-flue design with studies in Soane's hand, 18 March 1792

Aspect

Longitudinal section looking west, with studies for lunette and lantern glazing

Scale

bar scale of ¼ inch to 1 foot

Signed and dated

datable to beginning of 1792

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil, pale red ink, sepia and blue washes on wove paper with three fold marks (506 x 620)

Hand

Soane office

Notes

In this drawing Soane's particular interest is in studying various unrealised possibilities for decorating the lights of the lantern and lunettes. He sketches alternative arched and circular decorations for the lunettes, as well as alternative fluted and panelled decoration for the spandrels below. More lightly, in pencil, Soane has sketched in a spiraling motif for the central column-flue and panelling for the soffits. Related pencil sketches are in the margins.

The drawing differs from the other column-flue schemes in SM volume 74/17 and SM volume 74/15 in as much as the stove has only a single fireplace, the central arch is semicircular, and the pilasters have been shortened to the springing of the lower arches. Again, none of these ideas were realised; the drawing shows Soane exploring possibilities of proportion and ornamentation.

Literature

J. Summerson, 'The evolution of Soane's Bank Stock Office in the Bank of England', The unromantic castle, 1990, pp. 148-153, ill. 131

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