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  • image SM 73/3/55

Reference number

SM 73/3/55

Purpose

[38] Working drawing

Aspect

Plan, elevation and section of Iron work to the Windows of the Airing Courts / on the Ground floor of Debtors appartments (sic) &1a

Scale

bar scale of 2 inches to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, N.B. the upright Barrs / in the first floor to be / 11/8 Inch Sqr & on the / Second & third floor the / same thickness, but only / Eight up right barrs / also the cross barrs, of frame / on the other floors only 3 In / broad by 5/8 thick and some dimensions given (verso, large brush and pink wash capitals) IRON / FRAME

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia and pink washes, shaded, pricked for transfer on laid paper with two fold marks (494 x 314)

Hand

Soane office

Watermark

fleur-de-lis within crowned cartouche and below, LVG

Notes

The location of the roof truss was presumably in the new building housing the debtors and women felons.

SM 73/3/29, SM 73/3/30, SM 73/3/32, SM 73/3/31, SM 73/3/22, SM 73/3/25, SM 73/3/33, SM 73/3/34, SM 73/3/35, SM 73/3/36, SM 73/3/37, SM 73/3/38, SM 73/3/39 and SM 73/3/40 relate to the specification (q.v.) and SM 73/3/41, SM 73/34/42, SM 73/3/43, SM 73/3/44, SM 73/3/45, SM 73/3/46, SM 73/3/47, SM 73/3/48, SM 73/3/49, SM 73/3/50 and SM 73/3/51 are copies of SM 73/3/29, SM 73/3/30, SM 73/3/32, SM 73/3/31, SM 73/3/22, SM 73/3/25, SM 73/3/33, SM 73/3/34, SM 73/3/35, SM 73/3/36, SM 73/3/37, SM 73/3/38, SM 73/3/39 and SM 73/3/40.

The working drawings for the 'Fines' staircase catalogued above have a brief mention in the specification (q.v.) viz. 'The Staircases are to be executed as shewn by the / several drawings with the description thereon' and these must include SM 73/3/57 and SM 73/3/54 (Nos 15/16 and 17).

Level

Drawing

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