[16] Record drawing of the Barracks as built, October 1805

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- 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)
      - Barracks, 1805-1807 (19)

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Reference number

SM 11/5/6

Purpose

[16] Record drawing of the Barracks as built, October 1805

Aspect

North elevation

Scale

bar scale

Inscribed

(Bailey) The Bank of England, Elevation of the Building designed for Barracks. 1805

Signed and dated

C. Malton / Oct 12^th 1805 / Lincolns Inn Fields

Hand

Charles Malton (Soane pupil 1802-1809)

Watermark

J Ruse 1800

Notes

The north elevation faced the small Soldiers Court (Barracks Court) leading to Lothbury Street. The south elevation faced the Printing House Court. The two elevations of the Barracks were not on axis. The north side of the building was narrower, with the Barracks Room projecting from the west side of the building (see SM 9/2/7 and SM 9/2/6).

Literature

A.T. Bolton, The Works of Sir John Soane, 1924, p.58

Level

Drawing

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