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Survey drawing of the old Council Offices, April 1824
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Reference number
SM (44) 50/2/19
Purpose
Survey drawing of the old Council Offices, April 1824
Aspect
44 Plan of the Old Council Office
Scale
bar scale of 1/5 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
as above, labelled: Messenger's Room, Clerk Offices, Offices (4 times), Store Room, Excavated, Tennis Court, Office Keepers Room, Back Yard, Scullery, House Guards (sic), Coach House, Kitchen and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- April 15 1824
Medium and dimensions
Pen and sepia wash, pricked for transfer on wove paper (529 x 725)
Hand
Charles James Richardson (1809-71, pupil and assistant 1824-1837)
Notes
The old Council Offices were at the south-east of the site (q.v. drawings 3-5). Excavation of the site began in February 1824 after a contract was agreed with Johnson & Co. in the previous month.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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