[2] Preliminary variant design for Vestibule with paired columns in north and south recesses, 30 March 1803

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Reference number

SM volume 73/53

Purpose

[2] Preliminary variant design for Vestibule with paired columns in north and south recesses, 30 March 1803

Aspect

Ground floor plan

Scale

bar scale

Inscribed

some dimensions given

Signed and dated

March 30 1803

Hand

Soane office and Soane

Notes

In comparison to an earlier design dated January 1803 (SM 9/2/9), this drawing, SM volume 73/52 and SM volume 73/54 show a further development of the vestibule's recesses and a more pronounced accentuation of the hall's east-west axis. The arcade to the Inspector's Office is centred on the north wall, rather than a chimneypiece as shown in earlier drawings.

All three drawings show preliminary designs for the Doric Vestibule, the first of which (SM volume 73/52) Soane considered building ('Final' is inscribed). The modifications on that drawing are shown in finished form in SM volume 73/54 where modifications suggest further alterations to the design, including coved corners at the east end of the vestibule and a stair descending to Princes Street.

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