[47] Site progress drawing for the later south or south-east Transfer Office

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
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  - Bank of England, City of London for the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, 1788-1834 (1356)
    - 1817-1833 Rebuilding of offices in the south-east and the façade, temporary office spaces and presentation drawings (221)
      - South and south-east Transfer Offices, 1817-23 (115)

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SM volume 71/30

Purpose

[47] Site progress drawing for the later south or south-east Transfer Office

Aspect

Perspective of the side-aisle piers and inner arch centering

Hand

Soane office

Notes

This drawing, SM volume 47/16, SM volume 47/18, SM volume 71/27, SM volume 47/20, SM volume 71/28 and SM volume 71/29 probably show the construction process of the later south-east Transfer Office, given the dates of three of the drawings (as later progress drawings show the south Transfer Office mid-demolition in 1821).

The drawing gives a perspective of the side-aisle construction at a later stage, nearing completion. Not only has the main central set of piers been completed but the springing points for the vault are shown in place and the inner arch has also been constructed (with the wooden centering still in place, which would be knocked out when the whole structure was complete). On the left side of the drawing a windlass is shown being operated by two figures. A windlass was a machine used for lifting heavy weights. It was typically comprised of a cylindrical barrel with a winch attached, rotated by the turn of a crank. In the foreground, there is a voussoir (one of a series of radiating wedge-shaped stones or bricks used to form an arch).

Literature

C. Woodward, Buildings in progress: Soane's views of construction, an exhibition catalogue for the Soane Gallery, 1995, p.13

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