Design for alterations and additions, Temple Street

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  - The Bank of England Branch Banks, 1826-1831 (353)
    - Swansea, Glamorganshire: Bank of England branch, Burrows Lodge and the Old Bank, Temple Street: survey plans, elevations with proposed alterations, and related documents 1826-1832 (20)

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Reference number

SM (9) 56/5/7

Purpose

Design for alterations and additions, Temple Street

Aspect

9 Plan of the Premises in Temple Street, Swansea

Scale

bar scale of ? inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, and The Bank of England, NSEW compass point, labelled: Theatre, Dog House, Stable, (pencil) Proposed / Harness / Room, (pencil) Door, Stable Yard, (pencil) Coals, (pencil) Shed, (pencil) Coach house, Coals, Wood, Privy, Coping & Iron Railing, M^r Edmonds / Warehouse, Ab^t 3 ft / lower than top / of Wall A, Steps, Yard &^c belonging to M^r Edmond, Wash house, Sink, Copper, Pantry / &^c, Back Kitchen, Fireplace, (pencil) Proposed House / Keepers Room, (pencil) Arch, Kitchen, Stairs from Kitchen, Parlour, Book Case (twice), Private / Entrance / Door, Lobby, Pantry, Book Room / &^c, Porters Bed, Iron Door, Safe / Room, Safe, Iron Guards (4 times), Private Office / 14.2 by 21.10, Bank Office / 19.7 by 17.10, Ch^y (twice), Desk (twice), Counter, Swing Door, Entrance Lobby to the / Bank, Door (twice), Terrace / (pencil) Paving much worn, (pencil) A. 5 f^t higher than B., (pencil) Stove, Drawing Room, Stairs to Cellar, Slated Roof, Miss Williams, Coach House

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia, pink, warm sepia and grey washes, with alterations and additions in pencil, pricked for transfer on wove paper with two fold marks, old repair on right hand side (430 x 698)

Hand

Soane office

Watermark

Smith & Allnutt

Notes

Drawing 9 shows the whole of the irregular site, which measures approximately 154 feet at its widest and 69 feet from front to back. Banking areas are coloured with pink wash, as opposed to domestic areas which are colourless. The drawing also shows in pencil alterations to the site, principally concerned with the stable yard to the west of the existing buildings.

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Drawing

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