[46] Working drawing for the west side of the Waiting Room Court, July 1803

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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)
      - First phase of north-west extension: Waiting Room Court, Accountants Office and Doric Vestibule, 1801-1804 (111)

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Reference number

SM volume 73/29

Purpose

[46] Working drawing for the west side of the Waiting Room Court, July 1803

Aspect

Section showing the west side of the Waiting Room Court and loggia, as executed

Scale

bar scale

Inscribed

Final, section labelled, some in red pen: AA. These windows to be / one foot below the level / of the building, Stone, Brickwork, Floor of Bank Note Printing Office, inside reveal, Gauged arch, 3 4½ rough arches, 9 in / arch / & / paving, A (twice), (Soane) Wall C, -t (illegible) to Range with windows / in Printing Office

Signed and dated

July 29^th 1803 / July 31. 1803

Hand

Soane and Soane office

Notes

This drawing, SM volume 72/32, SM volume 73/25, SM volume 73/28, SM volume 73/27, SM volume 72/33 and SM volume 73/36 show variant designs for the roof line and the projecting columns. The size of the windows to the Accountants Office also vary slightly. In all of the designs, the west wall has attached columns over a projecting rusticated arch. To either side are semicircular headed windows of varying sizes.

The drawing is labelled Final but it does not show the executed design. A string course is included below the upper windows and, on the roof line, a balustrade with a central feature of three arches between fluted pilasters.

Level

Drawing

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