[502] Survey drawing with preliminary design, Court of Exchequer, 2 August 1832

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
- Office of Works
  - London: Palace of Westminster: The New Law Courts, surveys and designs, 1820-32 (507)
    - Repairs to Roofs, July 1832-September 1832 (3)

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Reference number

SM 53/4/66

Purpose

[502] Survey drawing with preliminary design, Court of Exchequer, 2 August 1832

Aspect

Section through the roof of the Court of Exchequer with additional timbers to strengthen the framing (in pencil), as executed

Scale

bar scale of ³/₄ inch to one foot

Inscribed

Court of Exchequer. dimensions given

Signed and dated

02/08/1832
2^nd. Aug[us]^t. 1832.

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, wash, coloured washes of brown and pink, pen, pricked for transfer on laid paper (465 x 279)

Hand

George Bailey (1792 - 1860), draughtsman
The Day Book entry for 2 August 1832 notes that George Bailey Attended at the Court of / Exchequer to examine the / Truss of [the] Roof.

Watermark

W Weatherley / 1829

Notes

The drawing suggests the addition of strut and collar beams (indicated in pencil) to support the diagonal braces as a solution to the roof's structural problems.

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.

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