[85] Executed design for the south side of the Waiting Room Court

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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)
    - 1799-1810 Expansions north-west and rebuilding of existing offices (487)
      - First phase of north-west extension: Waiting Room Court, Accountants Office and Doric Vestibule, 1801-1804 (111)

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Reference number

SM volume 72/54

Purpose

[85] Executed design for the south side of the Waiting Room Court

Aspect

Elevation as executed; and details of moulding and column base

Scale

bar scale and full size

Inscribed

(Soane) A, A / Full size and some dimensions given

Hand

Soane office and Soane

Watermark

J Whatman 1801

Notes

As shown in the variant plans for the north-west extension (for example SM 9/2/9), the windows on the south side of the Court were a concern; shedding light into the offices was of the utmost importance, as these smaller rooms were not top-lit. The Governor's Room, Deputy Governor's Room and two waiting rooms faced the Court from the south. Each of these offices needed windows looking on to the Waiting Room Court, including the Governor's Room located in the far south-east corner of the Court.

This drawing shows the executed design with a similar column feature, in correspondence with other walls of the Court, but also with understated windows at the corners of the elevation.

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Drawing

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