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[284] Preliminary survey on completion, Court of Exchequer, c March 1826
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- Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
Reference number
SM 53/5/9
Purpose
[284] Preliminary survey on completion, Court of Exchequer, c March 1826
Aspect
Section through the main floor of the Court of Exchequer, looking south, with detail plan of wainscot profile, as executed
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
N.B the opposite side of the Court corresponds / except where marked to the contrary. / A (x 2) / B D / a (x 2) / beads as usual / D three beads flush / equal (x 2) / larger (x 2) / on the other / side a false / arch / on the / other side / a window / over W[ater]. C[loset]. / 3 beads flush (x 2) / 4 1/2 set back (x 2) / 9 in reveal (x 2) dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 15/03/1826 - 22/03/1826
dated in accordance with corresponding entries in the Day Books
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pink wash, on wove paper (281 x 212)
Hand
Possibly Stephen Burchell (1806 - c.1843), draughtsman
Verso
see separate entry for SM 53/5/9v
Notes
The sheet is numbered "12" in red pen at the top right-hand corner, and appears to have been detached from a bound volume. Both recto and verso drawings appear to be associated with the survey of the Law Courts undertaken by Stephen Burchell in mid-March 1826.
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