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[39] Survey, Court of Equity, 17 January 1822
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Reference number
SM 37/3/11
Purpose
[39] Survey, Court of Equity, 17 January 1822
Aspect
Plan of the main (first) floor of the Court of Equity, with furnishings
Scale
bar scale of 3/8 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Court of Equity at Westminster. / Scale of Feet. / Attorneys / Barristers (x 4) / Desk. / Judges (x 2) / Kings Counsel / Seat. (x 12) / Table. / (pencil) Civil cause / over a statute / sometimes tried / in this Court / the judges meet / Equity Court / [_] here / during [_] / 3 day in the week / & / the other three / Judges sit / in the [?Great] / Court dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 17/01/1822
17th: Jan[uar]y 1822.
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, wash, buff wash, pen, pricked for transfer on wove paper (538 x 376)
Hand
Sir John Soane RA (1753 - 1837), architect
This drawing is annotated in Soane's hand.
Charles Edward Papendiek (1801 - 1835), draughtsman
The Day Book entry for 17 January 1822 notes that Charles Papendiek was Drawing plans of the / Court of Equity.
This drawing is annotated in Soane's hand.
Charles Edward Papendiek (1801 - 1835), draughtsman
The Day Book entry for 17 January 1822 notes that Charles Papendiek was Drawing plans of the / Court of Equity.
Notes
This plan appears to have been worked up from SM 89/3/45 or a lost comparable survey drawing.
Level
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.
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk