[3] Variant design for the south and east fronts, 29 June 1823

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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)
      - East, south and west façades, 1823-1828 (54)

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Reference number

SM 10/1/20

Purpose

[3] Variant design for the south and east fronts, 29 June 1823

Aspect

Plan and two elevations

Scale

bar scale

Inscribed

The Bank of England, St Bartholomew's Lane, Line of Cornice (twice), Entrance to the Rotunda &c (Bailey) Sketches of Designs for rebuilding the East Front of the Bank _ 1823

Signed and dated

29^th June 1823 (twice)

Hand

Soane office and Soane

Notes

An alternative design for the wall on St Bartholomew's Lane is shown in this drawing. Four columns are shown in antis between semicircular-headed arches. The attic has an acroterion and fluted pilaster motif that is common to the Lothbury Street screen wall. A more refined variant design can be seen in SM 10/1/19. In both drawings, the wall on Threadneedle Street has a blind portico of four recessed columns.

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Drawing

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