Survey drawing of Messrs Jacques' premises, St Stephen's Avenue

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    - Bristol: Bank of England branch: survey drawings, designs for alterations and related documents for eight premises including the selected one in Bridge Street, 1826-1827 (32)

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Reference number

SM (6) 56/8/27

Purpose

Survey drawing of Messrs Jacques' premises, St Stephen's Avenue

Aspect

6 Ground floor Plan of Mess^rs Jacques' Freehold Premises in S^t Stephen's Avenue Bristol

Scale

bar scale of ? inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, labelled: 80 feet Frontage, Entrance Passage, Shop / 10.3 high / 19'0'' by 11'6'', Staircase, Sitting Room / 14'9'' by 11'9'' / very dark, Paved Yard, Bakehouse / very dark, Oven, Stove &^c(twice), The Back part very dark, Warehouses &^c 5 Stories high exclusive of Roof, High Warehouses (3 times), (red pen, encircled) N^o 6; (verso): (brown pen) S^t Stephen's / Avenue

Medium and dimensions

Pen and burnt umber wash, pricked for transfer on laid secretary paper with one fold mark (321 x 403)

Hand

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

Watermark

Fellows 1825, Britannia with lance, shield and olive branch within crowned oval

Notes

George Bailey visited the property on St Stephen's Avenue on 30 September 1826 during his second visit to Bristol (Day Book, p. 266). A map dated June 1825 (SM 57a/3/3) shows the property as being on the west side of St Stephen's Avenue.

Level

Drawing

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