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[133] Survey, Westminster Hall, before 9 July 1823
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Reference number
SM 37/3/24
Purpose
[133] Survey, Westminster Hall, before 9 July 1823
Aspect
Section through the Court of King's Bench, as accommodated in the Sessions House, Westminster
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
Section of the Court of Kings Bench. / (pencil) Rec.[eive]d of Mr. Lee dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 09/06/1823
9 July 1823
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, ochre wash, pen, within single ruled border on laid paper (340 x 211)
Hand
Sir John Soane RA (1753 - 1837), architect
The drawing is annotated in Soane's hand (in pencil).
This is perhaps not in a Soane Office hand.
The drawing is annotated in Soane's hand (in pencil).
This is perhaps not in a Soane Office hand.
Verso
Preliminary study of a section detail
Watermark
Smith & Allnutt / 1819
Notes
The dimensions of this drawing are given by three different hands. In the inscription Mr. Lee can be identified as Adam Lee (c 1772 - 1843) who was Labourer in Trust at Whitehall and Westminster from 1806. As such, the ordinary repairs to (amongst other buildings) the Courts of Chancery, King's Bench and Common Pleas, as well as there associated offices and record rooms, came within his purview. Lee would later submit proposals for a new House of Commons (1833) and enter the new Houses of Parliament competition (1834). Some of his designs, including a reconstruction of St Stephen's Chapel, survive in the Museum of London.
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