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[56] Survey, Court of Common Pleas, 12 April 1823
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Reference number
SM Vol 48/45
Purpose
[56] Survey, Court of Common Pleas, 12 April 1823
Aspect
Detail plan and elevations of the main cornice, impost moulding, soffit and finial of the main (first) floor of the Court of Common Pleas
Scale
to a rough scale
Inscribed
Soffite of Octagon in the / Court of Common Pleas / A Cornice running round the / Court of Common Pleas. / B Cornice in the / Court of Common Pleas. / 1 2 3 4 5 / Ornament above the Judges / in the Court of Common Pleas. dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 12/04/1823
dated in accordance with SM Vol 48/46
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen, on wove paper bound in volume (272 x 211)
Hand
Arthur Patrick Mee (1802 - 1868), draughtsman
The Day Book entry 12 April 1823 notes that Arthur Mee was Sketching at the new Courts at / Westminster.
The Day Book entry 12 April 1823 notes that Arthur Mee was Sketching at the new Courts at / Westminster.
Notes
The section is taken looking to the south, with Westminster Hall to the left. In the inscription details A and B are given on SM Vol 48/45. Details C and D-A are given on SM Vol 48/47.
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