[21] Variant design for a Vestibule with paired columns at all four entrances

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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)
      - Doric Vestibule, 1803-1805 (70)

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Reference number

SM volume 73/62

Purpose

[21] Variant design for a Vestibule with paired columns at all four entrances

Aspect

Copy of SM volume 60/4 with some variations added

Scale

bar scale

Hand

Soane office and Soane

Notes

This drawing appears to be a copy of SM volume 73/56, which is pricked for transfer. It includes a stairwell to the south east of the Vestibule where an extra pair of columns is included, mirroring the three other sides of the square hall. The two columns framing the entrance have been cancelled, suggesting their omission. Nearly identical corridors extend from the north and south sides of the vestibule, maintaining an internal circulation to the south rather than the paved Barracks court as shown in earlier designs.

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