[13] Variant plan for altering the Front Court and entrance building, January 1807

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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)
      - Front Court and Pay Hall, 1799-1801 and 1806-1810 (24)

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Reference number

SM 10/7/15

Purpose

[13] Variant plan for altering the Front Court and entrance building, January 1807

Aspect

Ground floor plan

Scale

bar scale

Inscribed

The Bank of England, Plan of a design to improve the Entrances into / the Bank from Threadneedle Street, Storekeeper, Doorkeeper, Paved Court, Pay Hall, Lobby to / Court Room, Court Room, (pencil) Storekeeper, Doorkeeper

Signed and dated

Jan^y 7^th1807

Hand

Soane office

Watermark

Ruse & Turners 1805

Notes

This drawing shows a variant design for directing visitors from the front entrance to the Long Passage (as does SM 9/4/6 and SM 9/4/7) with loggias shown at either end of the Front Court.

Level

Drawing

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