[41] Design for side-aisle arch, 29 March 1792

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
- Bank of England
  - Bank of England, City of London for the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, 1788-1834 (1356)
    - 1791-1801 Rebuilding of offices in the east wing and north-east extension (431)
      - Bank Stock Office, 1791-1793 (73)
        Preliminary wall elevations and working drawings for wall piers and side-aisle arches, c. February to March 1792 (7)

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Reference number

SM volume 74/9

Purpose

[41] Design for side-aisle arch, 29 March 1792

Aspect

Copy of Elevation and Sections of the Semi Arches Bank Stock Office and (verso, pencil) section for clerestory arches and an unidentified part of an arch, and sketches for hall plan and oval vault or lantern

Scale

to a scale

Inscribed

as above, The Bank of England, a key A B C to Section through the / opening, Line of the Arch between Soffites, Line of Soffites springing from Pilasters and (verso, pencil) a calculation

Signed and dated

Copy 29^th March 1792

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil, pale red ink and sepia wash on wove paper with three fold marks (505 x 670)

Hand

Soane office

Notes

Light pencil sketches of alternative arch shapes on the drawing demonstrate Soane's persistent experimentation with segmental versus semi-circular arching, probably both for reasons of structure and aesthetics.

The drawing shows, on the left, the elevation and partial structure of one of the hall's four end-bay arches and, on the right, the structure of one of the four side-aisle arches. The general form of the arches is shown as executed. However, the final facing of the end-bay arch is not drawn, indicating that this sheet may have been completed before the ornamentation was set. These arches are also shown in SM volume 74/21 and SM volume 74/37. The date of the drawing, 29 March 1792, suggests that the structure of the hall was set by this time.

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