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  • image Image 1 for SM (56) volume 60/46, 47 (57) volume 60/48, 48* (35,36)
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Reference number

SM (56) volume 60/46, 47 (57) volume 60/48, 48* (35,36)

Purpose

Record copies (2)

Aspect

56 The Plan of the Ground floor and The Plan of the First floor 57 Elevations of entrance to The / County Gaol and of east front

Scale

(56) bar scale of 1/26 inch to 1 foot (57) 1/13 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

56 as above, Norwich Castle and 46, 47 57 as above, Norwich Castle and 48,49

Medium and dimensions

(56) Pen, warm sepia and light red washes on thin laid paper (226 x 369, two sheets joined) (57) pen, warm sepia, burnt umber and light blue washes, shaded on thin laid paper (364 x 230)

Hand

Soane office

Watermark

(56) fleur-de-lis and IV (57) fleur-de-lis

Notes

The plans (drawing 56) are copies to a reduced scale of a missing drawing. Thus the Keep is shown as in drawings 5 and 6 but with the amendments shown in drawings 39-42; the first floor is as shown in drawings 5 and 6 (there are no subsequent plans for this new east building). Drawing 57 is a reduced copy of two of the elevations shown on drawing 7 ('The Longitudinal Elevation' and 'Elevation of the Entrance Front of the County Gaol'.)

Level

Drawing

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