[35] Record drawing of a design for re-facing the south elevation of the Porter's Lodge, 1797

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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)
      - Porter's Lodge and Residence Court, 1796 - 1797 (40)

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SM 12/3/6

Purpose

[35] Record drawing of a design for re-facing the south elevation of the Porter's Lodge, 1797

Aspect

Elevation showing the Porter's Lodge with four Tivoli columns prostyle and balustrade on ground floor windows

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Inscribed

(Bailey) A Design for the North side of "Lothbury Court" Bank of England

Signed and dated

datable to mid-1797

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia, light blue and grey washes, watercolour technique, shaded, on laid paper (567 x 892)

Hand

Soane office

Watermark

J Whatman 1794

Notes

Alterations to the south elevation of the Porter's Lodge were never executed. This design resembles the triumphal arch motif eventually applied to the opposite side of the Lothbury Court. The only date on the drawing is an unreliable one written by George Bailey (1792-1860, pupil and assistant 1806-37, curator 1837-60). Certain omissions suggest that the drawing was executed mid-1797. The residential apartments are not shown exactly as they were executed (for example, the ground level entry), suggesting that the drawing dates from before their construction. The drawing is pasted onto anther of a richly decorated triumphal arch, ornamented with festoons, wreaths and various figures

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Drawing

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