[53] Site record drawing, 20 May 1818

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
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  - Bank of England, City of London for the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, 1788-1834 (1356)
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Reference number

SM volume 47/28

Purpose

[53] Site record drawing, 20 May 1818

Aspect

Elevation of the springing point between two of the main hall arches

Inscribed

some (pencil) dimensions given

Signed and dated

(pencil) May 20^th. 1818 (see notes)

Hand

Soane office

Notes

This drawing, SM volume 47/22, SM volume 47/27 and SM volume 47/25 all show the centering and masonry for four arches situated one on each side of the central bay (each side of the ring-beam supporting the central lantern). The longitudinal pairs of arches (framing the side-aisle bays) continue either end: one bordering the wall, one the centre (see SM 11/4/2 for the effect in perspective).

The drawing and SM volume 47/27 both show the same springing point for the centre arch (this drawing shows the detail and SM volume 47/27 shows it as part of the wider elevation). As the adjoining arch must span a space at a right angle to the former, the springing point is shown with three plains - flat at the front and angled either side of the pier to turn into the arch on the other side of the square (the springing point in fact accommodates three arches, the third spanning the width of the end bay).

Given the 1818 date of the first three drawings, the set is most probably for the later south-east Transfer Office, though they may have been re-used for the later south Transfer Office (as the two hall designs were nearly identical).

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