[31] Working drawing for windows on the south elevation of the Residence Court, mid 1797

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- 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)
      - Porter's Lodge and Residence Court, 1796 - 1797 (40)

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Reference number

SM 10/4/23

Purpose

[31] Working drawing for windows on the south elevation of the Residence Court, mid 1797

Aspect

Elevation of window as in SM 10/3/55 with ornamentation, brick arch and glazing; two sections showing window and floor timbers; two plans of window; and one detail of cornice

Scale

bar scale

Inscribed

(pencil) Brick arch, General Section, Arch, and dimensions given, (Bailey) Design for Window on the North side of the Lothbury Court, The Bank of England

Signed and dated

(Bailey) 1797 and datable to May or June 1797 (see Notes below)

Medium and dimensions

Pen and grey, yellow and light red washes, pencil added laterr, shaded, on wove paper (668 x 564)

Hand

Soane office

Notes

The drawing shows the windows on the south side of the Residence Court, which was constructed in 1797. The windows were for domestic apartments, to house the Accountant and the Deputy Accountant. SM 10/3/51 and SM 10/3/55 show elevations of the south wall with similar windows included, and they date to May and July 1797, indicating that this working drawing for the windows was executed at about the same date.

See SM M1287 for a model of the windows in the Residence Court.

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Drawing

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