[73] Site record drawing of Taylor's south Transfer Office, 2 December 1818

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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)
    - 1817-1833 Rebuilding of offices in the south-east and the façade, temporary office spaces and presentation drawings (221)
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Reference number

SM volume 71/46

Purpose

[73] Site record drawing of Taylor's south Transfer Office, 2 December 1818

Aspect

Perspective from below showing the ceiling and skylights, partly demolished

Inscribed

(pencil) Old 4 Per Cent

Signed and dated

December 2^d 1818 / A. Mee

Hand

A.P. Mee (1802-1868, pupil 1818-1823)

Notes

This drawing shows the skylights and pendentives of the previous drawing but with minimal detail, although similar decoration can be seen in the pendentive-spandrels and column capitals. The drawing is dated to 2 December 1818 and therefore comes chronologically, roughly at this point in the catalogue.

Though this drawing and SM volume 71/45 are obviously very similar to SM volume 71/25 and SM volume 71/26, they are probably record drawings of Taylor's south Transfer Office, which was demolished at a later stage than Taylor's south-east Transfer Office.

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