[5] Survey of the existing property, with preliminary design for the north-west extension and the realigned Princes Street and a design for a domed central pavilion on Lothbury Street, 1800

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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)
    - 1799-1810 Expansions north-west and rebuilding of existing offices (487)
      - Acquiring property for the north-west extension, 1800-1803 (23)

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SM 9/3/19

Purpose

[5] Survey of the existing property, with preliminary design for the north-west extension and the realigned Princes Street and a design for a domed central pavilion on Lothbury Street, 1800

Aspect

Site plan of the north-east corner showing holdings and outline of the proposed Bank extension; elevation of the existing Lothbury Street front and elevation of the proposed Lothbury Street front showing central four-columned projection surmounted by a stepped dome

Scale

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Inscribed

The Bank of England, Entrance into the Bank / from Lothbury, Lothbury (twice), Princes Street, Drapers Court (twice) holdings labelled, including: Mess^rs Elliot & C^o / Empty, Mess^rsClive & C^o / Empty, Grocers C^o/ Beadles House, The Crown / at Will

Hand

Soane office

Notes

This drawing, SM 9/3/12, SM 9/3/8 and SM 9/3/18 show variant designs for the screen wall on the north side of the Bank, on Lothbury Street. The designs include a grandiose projecting blind portico in the centre of the wall. The pavilion-like projection consisted of four raised columns in antis framed by pilasters and surmounted by a dome. The drawings show slightly varying designs for the dome.

In the drawing, each holding is labelled with the house number, the owner's name, the final year of the lease and the rent. This drawing apparently serves as a guide for acquiring the properties. Judging from the outline of the proposed building, Soane had already begun designing the screen wall of the new extension.

Literature: W. Marston Acres, The Bank of England from within, Oxford, 1931. pp. 397, 476-477

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