Survey drawings, 1827 (4)

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  - The Bank of England Branch Banks, 1826-1831 (353)
    - Hull (or Kingston upon Hull), Yorkshire: Bank of England branch, Salt House Lane: survey and designs for alterations and additions, 1827-1828 (6)

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Reference number

SM (1) 56/10/4 (2) 56/10/5 (3) 56/10/6 (4) 56/10/7

Purpose

Survey drawings, 1827 (4)

Aspect

1 Plan of the One Pair Floor of the Premises in Salt House Lane Hull 2 Plan of the Two Pair Floor of the Premises in Salt House Lane Hull 3 Plan of attic 4 Front Elevation of the Buildings in Salt House Lane / Purchased by the Hull Mechanics Institute

Scale

(1-3) bar scale of ? inch to one foot (4) Scale 5 feet to an inch

Inscribed

1 as above, rooms labelled from N^o1 to N^o7 2 as above, rooms labelled from A to G 4 as above

Signed and dated

(4) Geo Wilkinson / Surveyor Hull / August 25^th/ 1827

Medium and dimensions

(1) Pen and sepia wash (539 x 389) (2) pen and sepia wash (539 x 386) (3) pen, sepia and pink washes (540 x 388) (1-3) pricked for transfer on wove paper with single-ruled border (4) pen, sepia, light blue and pink washes on wove paper with two fold marks (402 x 493)

Hand

(4) George Wilkinson, surveyor

Watermark

(4) J Whatman 1826

Notes

The survey drawings show a substantial but plain five bay, three storeys with attic house with two dog-leg stairs and four large rooms with fireplaces on each floor. The elevation shows a pedimented Corinthian porch and, on each side of the house, a small door and a larger, round arched and panelled gate that gives access to the back. The house is about 43 feet wide and 52 feet deep. For a survey plan of the ground floor (with proposed alterations added) see drawing 5; the survey plan of the basement is lacking.

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