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[2] Design for alterations to the Hall, 15 March 1792
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Reference number
SM 71/3/16
Purpose
[2] Design for alterations to the Hall, 15 March 1792
Aspect
Perspective
Scale
to a scale of 3/16 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Caius College Cambridge
Signed and dated
- 15 March 1792
Great Scotland Yard March 15 1792
Medium and dimensions
Pen, sepia and blue washes, shaded with single ruled border on laid paper with one fold mark (283 x 459)
Hand
Thomas Chawner (1774-1851, pupil 1788-1794)
Watermark
Fleur-de-lis above cartouche with bar and below, ornate W
Notes
The Hall is about forty feet long by 24 feet wide. At one end is a through passage or lobby (8-9 feet wide) that is open to the Hall; on SM 71/3/17 appear cancellation marks to the left hand pier. This drawing and SM 71/3/17 show the Hall with a coffered, barrel-vaulted ceiling with a lunette above cornice level at the lobby (north) end and a long wall with three windows and a door with fanlight. The other end wall has panelling (5 feet high) with above, the Royal coat of arms.
The office 'Journal N0 2' has an entry under 16 March 1793 stating that Soane took three drawings for alterations to Caius College. Presumably this drawing, SM 71/3/17 plus another.
The office 'Journal N0 2' has an entry under 16 March 1793 stating that Soane took three drawings for alterations to Caius College. Presumably this drawing, SM 71/3/17 plus another.
Level
Drawing
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