Unidentified working drawings, undated (4)

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
- Bank of England
  - The Bank of England Branch Banks, 1826-1831 (353)
    - Manchester: Bank of England branch: survey plan of premises in Norfolk Street, survey plans and designs for alterations in two phases for premises at 35 King Street, 1826-1831 (123)

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Reference number

SM (120) 56/2/13 (121) 56/2/44 (122) 56/2/45 (123) 56/2/21

Purpose

Unidentified working drawings, undated (4)

Aspect

120 Section through a roof; (verso): plan of the rear of the premises with sections through the yard and outbuildings 121 Detail of an Oak door Head 122 Detail and elevation of a section of panelling; (verso): unidentified detail 123 Unidentified part plans

Scale

(121) full size

Inscribed

120 2'8''; (verso): Dung Pit, Passage, Pantry &c, Knife &c, Servants / WC, Dust / &c, Yard, steps numbered 1-4, Yard, landing, line of Chancery lane, and some dimensions given 121 as above, Branch Bank, 3-6 long

Medium and dimensions

(120) Pen, raw umber and pink washes, (verso) pink, sepia, blue and raw umber washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper (325 x 460) (121) pen, sepia and raw umber washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper (310 x 500) (122) pen and raw umber wash, pricked for transfer on wove paper with one fold mark (305 x 495) (123) pen, pink, sepia and raw umber washes on wove paper with one fold mark (310 x 490)

Hand

(120-123) Thomas Heath, clerk of works

Notes

Drawings 120-123 are unidentified and undated. The verso of drawing 120 has a plan of the outhouses of the bank which corresponds with the pencil alterations to drawing 59. The steps and cellar under the yard are not shown on previous drawings.

Level

Drawing

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