[426] Record drawing, alternative penultimate design, Court of King's Bench, 13 May 1824

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Reference number

SM 53/3/40

Purpose

[426] Record drawing, alternative penultimate design, Court of King's Bench, 13 May 1824

Aspect

Elevation of the façade to the Court of King's Bench to St Margaret's Street, showing the junction with the northern range of The Stone Building, with octagonal corner turret, with flyer showing variant for battlements, almost as executed

Scale

bar scale of ¹/₁₀ inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Elevation of part of the Front of the New Courts next S^t. Margaret's Street / altered agreeably to the directions of the Select Committee. 6^th. May. 1824. / Scale of Feet / a / a.- This alteration of the lower / windows made agreeably to a / memorandum made by the / Chairman of the Select Committee / 24^th May 1824 /This Drawing was copied from the Drawing received / from the Office of Works, 22 June 1824 which had been approved / by the select Committee and which accompanied their / Report to the House of Commons - by Edward Davis - (red pen) Copy dimensions given

Signed and dated

13/05/1824
John Soane Arch[itec]^t. / Lincolns Inn Fields. / 13th May 1824.

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, pen, wash, coloured washes including burnt umber, Payne's grey and sepia, pricked for transfer on wove paper (644 x 483); flyer (74 x 31)

Hand

DAVIS, Edward, draughtsman

Notes

A copy of drawing SM 53/3/38

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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