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[57] Design for the ground floor of the new offices, approved, February 1812
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Reference number
SM 40/2/4
Purpose
[57] Design for the ground floor of the new offices, approved, February 1812
Aspect
Plan of the ground floor
Scale
bar scale of 1/6 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Messrs Praed & Co, labelled: Part of the Banking House, Lobby, Waiting Room, Clerk's / Sitting Room, Lobby, Water / Closet, Passage to Clifford's Inn, (in Soane's hand) Settled 20 Apl 1812
Signed and dated
- February 1812
Feby 1812
Medium and dimensions
Pen, sepia and pink washes, partly pricked for transfer within four ruled sepia and black wash border on wove paper (272 x 437)
Hand
Charles Tyrrell or Robert Chantrell
Notes
This is the approved design, being settled on 20 April 1812. It is similar to 'Design No 1' (drawing [54]) except that the clerk's sitting room has two windows and the arrangement of the lobby, water closet and staircase is different. Furthermore a staircase has been added to the building adjacent to Cliffords Inn Passage.
The date of 'February 1812' refers to when the drawing was delivered to Praed. The drawing was made in January 1812 by either Charles Tyrrell or Robert Chantrell.
The date of 'February 1812' refers to when the drawing was delivered to Praed. The drawing was made in January 1812 by either Charles Tyrrell or Robert Chantrell.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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