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[488] Design, Duchy Court of Lancaster, 12 February 1829
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Reference number
SM 53/6/3
Purpose
[488] Design, Duchy Court of Lancaster, 12 February 1829
Aspect
Plan of the attic floor of the Duchy Court of Lancaster and anxiliary offices, located on the east side of Westminster Hall, showing skylights and muniment presses, unexecuted
Scale
line scale of 1/10 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Plan of the Attics. / (Duchy Court of Lancaster &c. / Presses
Signed and dated
- 12/02/1829
12th. Feb[ruar]y. 1829.
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, coloured washes of ochre, blue and pink, pen, pricked for transfer on wove paper (459 x 287)
Hand
Sir John Soane RA (1753 - 1837), architect
Possibly George Bailey (1792 - 1860), draughtsman
The Day Book entry for 12 February 1829 notes that George Bailey was About Drawings of the Duchy Court / of Lancaster, Record Offices &c.
Possibly Charles James Richardson (1806 - 1871), draughtsman
The Day Book entry for 12 February 1829 notes that Charles Richardson was About small general plans of / the New Law Courts and Duchy of / Lancaster's Office.
Possibly George Bailey (1792 - 1860), draughtsman
The Day Book entry for 12 February 1829 notes that George Bailey was About Drawings of the Duchy Court / of Lancaster, Record Offices &c.
Possibly Charles James Richardson (1806 - 1871), draughtsman
The Day Book entry for 12 February 1829 notes that Charles Richardson was About small general plans of / the New Law Courts and Duchy of / Lancaster's Office.
Watermark
1827
Notes
This drawing is annotated in Soane's hand. This plan appears to propose the use of the building's attic space as a record store, with presses positioned around the walls indicated in ochre wash. The skylights are also shown in blue. There is a calculation, apparently regarding the storage capacity of this proposal in the left-hand margin.
Level
Drawing
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