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Reference number

SM volume 46/21

Purpose

[7] Progress drawing, 3 August 1816

Aspect

View of the North-West (pencil) East Angle

Signed and dated

  • August 3d. 1816

Hand

Henry Parke (1790-1835, pupil 1814-20)

Notes

This drawing shows the upper office, over the Reduced Annuities Office, at a point further along in construction than that shown in SM volume 46/17. The lower walls for the office are shown, with an opening for a window. The aspect shown looks onto the south-west corner, bordering Princes Street. The floor beams are yet to be laid, but wooden boards have been placed for the workmen to walk on. The drawing shows the north-east corner - the wall bordering the Garden Court and the north wall, looking onto more of the Bank. The spaces for segmental arched windows can be seen on the right, with lead-filled grooves along the bottom to hold the stonework in place.

Level

Drawing

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