[3] Survey, Courts of Exchequer, Equity and Common Pleas, 9 September 1822

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Reference number

SM 37/3/7

Purpose

[3] Survey, Courts of Exchequer, Equity and Common Pleas, 9 September 1822

Aspect

Plan of the main (first) floor of the Court of Exchequer, the Court of Equity, the Court of Common Pleas and adjacent offices and accommodation

Scale

bar scale of ¹/₈ inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

First Floor Plan of the Courts of / Common Pleas & Exchequer / Offices &c.- / Tower and / Staircase of / Westm[inste]^r. Hall / This part pulled down / Court of Equity / Court of Exchequer / Area / New Palace Yard / Ushers Room / Barrons Room / Yard attached / to the Court of / Coffee House / Staircase leading / to Attics / Area / Lead / Flat / Yard / Record Room (x 4) / Saint Margarett's Street / (pencil) N^o. 44 N^o. 45 N^o. 47 N^o. 39 N^o. 37.0 N^o. 46 N^o. 48 / (red pen) N^o. a N^o. 1 ~~N^o. 3~~ N^o. 4 N^o. 5 N^o. 6 / Common / Pleas / ~~No.~~ [_] / Y X Z / 8 7 10 9 / Kings Remembrancer (x 2) / Rooms for the Officers / belonging to the Kings Remembrancer / DD EE II FF GG HH / (pen) dimensions given

Signed and dated

09/09/1822
Sep[tember]. 9. 1822

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, wash, pen, red pen, on wove paper (538 x 380)

Hand

John William Hiort (1772 - 1861), draughtsman
The Day Book entry for 9 September 1822 notes that John Hiort was at the Courts of Law / About Plans &_c.

Verso

see seprate entry for SM 37/3/7v

Notes

This drawing is the lower half of a larger sheet, comprising of this sheet and SM 37/3/4, which has split along a fold. As on SM 37/3/5, the Court of Common Pleas is lightly sketched in pencil. The numbering in pencil appears related to the auction of 3 September 1822, when the existing buildings were sold as lots for materials. The numbering in red appears to be part of the same sequence shown on SM 37/3/2.

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Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation. This catalogue of Soane’s designs for the New Law Courts was generously funded by The Worshipful Company of Mercers and The Pilgrim Trust.

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