[75] Design for the later south-east Transfer Office lantern exterior, c.1820

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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)
    - 1817-1833 Rebuilding of offices in the south-east and the façade, temporary office spaces and presentation drawings (221)
      - South and south-east Transfer Offices, 1817-23 (115)

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Reference number

SM volume 74/119

Purpose

[75] Design for the later south-east Transfer Office lantern exterior, c.1820

Aspect

Longitudinal section of the arches and lantern, facing east

Scale

bar scale

Inscribed

Roof etc of the "Reduced Office", The Bank of England and some dimensions given

Hand

Soane office

Notes

This drawing and SM volume 74/121 show a longitudinal section of the later south-east Transfer Office and the lantern, the former facing east and the latter, west. The orientation can be ascertained by noting the baluster included in each (on the right of this drawing and the left of SM volume 74/121) - this must have been above the cornice on the south wall.

The drawing shows the two end bay barrel vaults to either side of the lantern. The lantern itself is octagonal in shape (as can be seen from aerial photographs taken prior to its demolition). Each of the eight plains is framed by a pair of incised pilasters and divided into three window lights. A balustrade is shown above the first tier but as yet no octagonal roof is indicated. The internal roof structure of the hall is also shown - a hipped central section with straight sloping sides over each aisle. These would have had arches underneath, as shown in SM volume 74/121, but were presumably constructed in this double layer for purposes of structural stability - taking lines of force from the lantern weight down to the side walls, not just directly down onto the arch top.

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