Working drawing for cash chest, Temple Street

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- Bank of England
  - 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 (8) 56/5/12

Purpose

Working drawing for cash chest, Temple Street

Aspect

8 Elevations and section detail for Cash Chest for Swansea

Scale

bar scale of 1½ [inches] to a foot

Inscribed

as above, 2. 8 Guard Bramahs Locks 2 bolts each different Suits // 1. Spring Latch bolt top & bottom / Slides for 3 Shelves / Flush 2 Reed Pannels, labelled: Lock Plates 1/8 thick / 4.10 ¾ long / 1.2 wide, Front, Door 7/8 thick, Door plate ¼ thick / 4.11 ¾ long / 1.3 7/8 wide, Top & bottom / Plate ¼ thick / 2f8 long / 1.8 wide, Back / Plate ¼ thick / 5.0 high / 1.8 wide, Side / Plate ¼ thick / 5.0 high / 1.8 wide, Lock and dimensions given; (pencil) In a Week / Sept 14 1826 and various calculations and dimensions; verso: Swansea / Chest / Sept 1826

Signed and dated

as above, 11 and 14 September 1826

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on wove paper with four fold marks (387 x 582)

Hand

George Bailey (1792-1860, pupil then assistant 1806-37, curator 1837-60)

Notes

Bramah locks, named after the locksmith Joseph Bramah, were patented in 1787, and were famed for their impenetrability. The Bramah workshop and retail outlet, still in operation, has occupied the same location in central London since 1784.
http://www.bramah.co.uk/default.asp?lnc=about_history

Level

Drawing

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