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[428] Working drawing, final design, Court of King's Bench, 1824
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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 53/4/73
Purpose
[428] Working drawing, final design, Court of King's Bench, 1824
Aspect
Plan of the Gothic screen wall and corner turret to the north and west façades of the Court of King's Bench, facing New Palace Yard, as executed
Scale
bar scale of 1/4 inch to one foot
Inscribed
dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 1824
dated in accordance with known building campaign
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, wash, coloured washes of pink, pen, pricked for transfer on wove paper (727 x 544)
Hand
Soane Office, draughtsman
Watermark
Smith & Allnutt / 1823
Notes
The lighter pink wash indicates the existing walls of the Court of King's Bench, while the darker tint shows the Gothic screen walls to be constructed at the behest of the Select Committee.
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