[28] Alternative design for the east side of the Court and the vestibule immediately behind its colonnade, November 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)
      - Lothbury Court and surrounding offices, 1797-1801 (109)

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SM 10/3/35

Purpose

[28] Alternative design for the east side of the Court and the vestibule immediately behind its colonnade, November 1797

Aspect

Elevation of six-column portico in antis raised behind a perron and two straight flight stairs decorated with an oculus and sash ornamentation similar to SM 10/3/39; Soane has added alterations to ornament in the attic, modifications to the windows and ceiling of the arched vestibule behind the colonnade; sheet also includes rough detail of fluted pilaster, feint pencil elevation of stair, three elevations of colonnade and attic, rough pencil elevation of attic and rough detail of attic

Scale

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Inscribed

part of attic indicated (pencil) **Plain, A, dimensions given, dimensions in black pen added on Nov. 28. 97, (Bailey) The Bank of England, Sketches of Designs for the East side of the Lothbury Court

Signed and dated

Nov 16^th 1797, Nov^r25^th1797

Hand

Soane office and Soane

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Drawing

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