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[129] Record drawing, Court of King's Bench, c 1822-24
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Reference number
SM 37/3/23
Purpose
[129] Record drawing, Court of King's Bench, c 1822-24
Aspect
Plan of the main (ground) floor of the Court of King's Bench, with furnishings, as accommodated in Westminster Guildhall, almost as executed
Scale
bar scale of 1/4 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Feet. (pencil) Guildhall Westminster - / as fitted up for King's Bench Court / The Jury Box.- the Seats / are set back to the wall / to admit a passage in part / as on the other side / door / seat (x 2) / King's Counsel / Students / Box / Jury Box dimensions given
Signed and dated
- c 1822-24
dated in accordance with known building campaign
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, wash, coloured washes of ochre, pink and green, pen, within single ruled border pricked for transfer on wove paper (303 x 305)
Hand
Sir John Soane RA (1753 - 1837), architect
Soane Office, draughtsman
Soane Office, draughtsman
Notes
The drawing is annotated in Soane's hand. An almost identical plan to that shown in SM 37/3/21, save the final tiers of curved seats are here indicated in pencil; evidently an afterthought to expand accommodation while the Court of King's Bench was temporarily located in Westminster Sessions House. Further revisions are noted in the right margin.
Literature
Sawyer, 1999: p. 496, footnote 1462
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