[26] Record drawing of alternative design for the Bullion Arch, October 1797

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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)
      - Lothbury Court and surrounding offices, 1797-1801 (109)

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Reference number

SM 10/3/23

Purpose

[26] Record drawing of alternative design for the Bullion Arch, October 1797

Aspect

Sectional elevation showing an enclosed courtyard as in SM 10/3/21 having on its south face a projecting entrance between single columns and round plinths supporting lion statues, and to either side of the gate a semi-circular arched window of a smaller radius than the entrance; sheet includes a rough part-elevation of an attic panel flanked by single fluted pilasters capped by antefixes

Scale

bar scale

Inscribed

The Bank of England, Sketch of a Design for the South side of the "Lothbury Court" and with dimensions

Signed and dated

1797

Hand

Soane office

Watermark

J Whatman 1794 and fleur-de-lis

Notes

This drawing, SM 10/3/20, SM 10/3/22 and SM 10/3/21 appear to be more developed variants of SM volume 60/15, SM volume 60/16, SM volume 60/11, SM volume 60/18, SM volume 60/17, SM volume 60/13, SM volume 60/12 and SM volume 60/10.

SM 10/3/20, SM 10/3/22 and SM 10/3/21 differ in the size and proportion of their windows, the inclusion of roundels and friezes, pencil additions and the incising on the attic pilasters. This drawing is a reversion to the single column arrangement of SM 10/3/5, SM 10/3/10, SM 10/3/9, SM 10/3/14 and SM 10/3/12, showing a design very similar to SM 10/3/14 but with smaller windows.

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Drawing

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