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[302] Working drawing, Court of King's Bench, c 1823-24
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Reference number
SM 53/3/11
Purpose
[302] Working drawing, Court of King's Bench, c 1823-24
Aspect
Section through the basement and main (ground) floors of the Court of King's Bench, including the north-west corner of the Stone Building, looking north, as originally executed
Scale
bar scale of 1/4 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
dimensions given
Signed and dated
- c 1823-24
dated in accordance with known building campaign
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, coloured washes of yellow and orange, pen, pricked for transfer on wove paper (568 x 511)
Hand
Soane Office, draughtsman
Notes
The oculus of the skylight has been cut away and redrawn on a strip affixed to the verso. This section records the final form of the lantern light over the Court room, the termination of which appears to have been revised during the drawing process (compare SM 53/3/1 - 2).
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