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[298] Working drawing, Court of King's Bench, 1823 - 1824
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Reference number
SM 53/4/75
Purpose
[298] Working drawing, Court of King's Bench, 1823 - 1824
Aspect
Plan and section of the main (ground) floor of the Court of King's Bench, and adajacent corridors, with furnishings shown, as originally executed
Scale
bar scale of 1/2 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Court of King's Bench / Mr. Gurney & / M Brayham [_] / Attendents / Attorneys / Clerks (x 2) / Desk (x 3) / Jury / King's Counsell / Seat (x 15) / Tribunall dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 1823 - 1824
The dates of 28 Dec[embe]r. 1826 and 1st Jan[uar]y. 1827, though in Soane's hand, appear to long post-date the creation of this drawing. The proposed date is attributed in accordance with the known building campaign.
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, wash, coloured washes of yellow, orange and blue, pen, pricked for transfer on wove paper (525 x 590)
Hand
Sir John Soane RA (1753 - 1837), architect
Soane Office, draughtsman
Soane Office, draughtsman
Watermark
Smith & Allnutt / 1823
Notes
The drawing is annotated in Soane's hand. There are minor erasures to the perimeter of the seating and the two curved gates at the side aisles.
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