[362] Record drawing, Court of King's Bench, c 1824-26

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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)
    - New Law Courts - Second Scheme, 1821-29 (345)
      - Northern Range - Court of King's Bench, 1823-29 (207)
        Giant Order Scheme, 1823-26 (17)
        Post Festum Drawings, 1824-26 (10)

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Reference number

SM 53/3/26

Purpose

[362] Record drawing, Court of King's Bench, c 1824-26

Aspect

Plan of the main (ground) floor of the Court of King's Bench and adjacent offices, as originally executed

Scale

bar scale of ¹/₄ inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Plan of the Court of King's Bench. as originally designed. / (Scale of the Model) / Staircase dimensions given

Signed and dated

c 1824-26

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, pink wash, pen, grey pen, pricked for transfer on wove paper (522 x 400)

Hand

Soane Office, draughtsman

Verso

Rough plan in plan

Watermark

Smith & Allnutt / 1823

Notes

The archivolt mouldings of the lower arches are shown in grey pen. In the inscription, the reference to Scale of the Model implies that this drawing was either prepared or reused for the construction of the model of Soane's original design for the Court of King's Bench (see SM MR 32).

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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