[18] Design for the Discount Office with north and south arms separated from the central area by semicircular arches

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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)
      - Discount Office and Long Passage, 1805-1806 (31)

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Reference number

SM volume 75/6

Purpose

[18] Design for the Discount Office with north and south arms separated from the central area by semicircular arches

Aspect

Section on the line EF

Scale

bar scale

Inscribed

as above, The Bank, Discount Office and dimensions given

Signed and dated

1805

Hand

John Storace (Soane pupil 1804-7)

Notes

Semicircular arches separate the central bay from the north and south arms of the room. The ceiling of the bays, as with the centre space, remains flat. The side 'aisles' are articulated with segmental arches in the centre, as in earlier designs (SM volume 75/72, SM volume 75/73, SM volume 75/74, SM volume 60/33, SM volume 75/75, SM volume 60/32, SM volume 75/7, SM volume 75/9 and SM volume 75/79) with segmental clerestory windows positioned above the arches so as to shed light into the central space. The north and south end bays have round skylights; in SM volume 75/5, bell lights are positioned overhead. As in all previous designs, the office appears symmetrical on a north-south axis with blind arches flanking the west recess.

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Drawing

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