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[264] Record drawing, Court of Common Pleas, 21 November 1825
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- Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
Reference number
SM 53/2/43
Purpose
[264] Record drawing, Court of Common Pleas, 21 November 1825
Aspect
Plan of the main (ground) floor of the Court of Common Pleas, with ancillary accommodation and adjacent offices and designated entrances from Westminster Hall and the Stone Building, almost as executed
Scale
bar scale of 1/4 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
New Law Courts. / Plan of the Court of Common Pleas. &c. / Scale of Feet. / Part of Westminster Hall. / Lobby. / Staircase / to Galleries / Part of the / Court of Exchequer. / The Court of Common Pleas. / Tribunal. / Gallery for Students. / Part of the Vice-Chancellors / Court. / The Judge’s Retiring Room. / Water / closet. (x 2) / Area. / Entrance into the Court of Common Pleas &c. from S[ain]t. Margarets Street. / S[ain]t. Margaret’s Street dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 21/11/1825
21st. Nov[embe]r. 1825.
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, wash, coloured washes of blue and pink, pen, pricked for transfer on wove paper (521 x 720)
Hand
Mocatta, David Alfred (1806--1882), draughtsman
The Day Book entry for 21 November 1825 notes that David Mocatta was Drawing part of plan of the New Courts.
The Day Book entry for 21 November 1825 notes that David Mocatta was Drawing part of plan of the New Courts.
Watermark
Smith & Allnutt / 1823
Notes
This plan shown in this drawing is duplicated in SM 53/2/42.
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