[13-14] Variant of alternative or second design, June 1825 (2)

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
- Office of Works
  - London: Palace of Westminster: designs for alterations and additions, 1793-1828 (499)
    - London: House of Commons, Palace of Westminster: unexecuted designs for a new House of Commons, 1825-1833 (29) and executed design for a library and committee rooms, 1825-1830 (53)
      - London: House of Commons, Palace of Westminster: designs and executed design for library and committee rooms, 1825-1830 (53)

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Reference number

SM (13) 51/5/26 (14) 51/5/28

Purpose

[13-14] Variant of alternative or second design, June 1825 (2)

Aspect

13 Plan of the Ground Floor 14 Plan of the Two Pair Floor

Scale

(13, 14) bar scales of 1¼ inches to 10 feet

Inscribed

13-14 as above, Design for New Committee Rooms &^c/ for the House of Commons

Signed and dated

(13, 14) June 1825

Medium and dimensions

(13) Pen, sepia and dark red washes, pricked for treansfer on wove paper (532 x 362) (14) pen, red pen, dark red and light blue washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper (534 x 360)

Hand

Soane office

Watermark

(13) Smith & Allnutt 1820

Notes

Seven bays wide with a stepped plan, the centrally placed entrance through the Court is more elaborate than in the previous design and includes a pair of single-storey, semicircular garden buildings.

Level

Drawing

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