[28] Design for the front elevation, 22 August 1801

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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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  - London: 90 Fleet Street, City of London: new banking house for William Praed, 1801 (59)
    - Designs for the front and rear elevations, July-August 1801 (7)

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Reference number

SM 40/2/40

Purpose

[28] Design for the front elevation, 22 August 1801

Aspect

Elevation of Front with section through frontage

Scale

bar scale of 3/10 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, Mess^rs Praeds & C^o / Fleet Street, labelled: range with Top of Cornice, Stone (twice), ¾in projection, 3ⁱⁿ projn, 4½ proj, Face of Party Wall, From level of Shop Floor is 46^ft 6ⁱⁿ to the Top of the Cornice to the Attic and dimensions given

Signed and dated

22 August 1801
Lincolns Inn Fields Aug^t 22^nd 1801

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia, yellow ochre and light red washes on wove paper (683 x 555)

Hand

Thomas Sword
Pupil January 1799 - 1804.

Watermark

WL 1794

Notes

The second-floor windows have been altered to give them segmental heads. The section through the frontage shows the pilasters against the wall of the neighbouring property.

Level

Drawing

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