Record drawing of alterations made to the ground floor, ordered 18 July 1827

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Reference number

SM (35) 56/2/4

Purpose

Record drawing of alterations made to the ground floor, ordered 18 July 1827

Aspect

35 Plan of the Ground Floor of the Premises in King Street Manchester with section through banking hall, lobby and passage

Scale

bar scale of ¼ inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, Mem^o The parts tinted Red shew the Alterations of the Staircase &^c / to the Strong Room ordered by the Committee 18^th July 1827, labelled: Banking Room, Agents Private / Room, Steps down to Cellars, Steps down to Strong Room, Kitchen

Signed and dated

as above ('18^th July 1827')

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia and pink washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper with one fold mark (570 x 685)

Hand

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

Watermark

1821

Notes

Further alterations to the bank were carried out in 1827, namely the addition of a small extension linking the kitchen and lobby via a passage, and a new staircase leading down to the cellar.

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Drawing

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