Working drawings for one of the bays on the front of the new building, July 1824 (3)

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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: Board of Trade and Privy Council Offices, Whitehall & Downing Street: designs for new offices and scheme for the improvement of Downing Street, 1823-33 (284)
    - Designs and working drawings for the new Board of Trade and Privy Council Offices, December 1823-October 1824 (106)

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Reference number

SM (97) 49/1/23 (98) 49/1/6 (99) 49/1/19

Purpose

Working drawings for one of the bays on the front of the new building, July 1824 (3)

Aspect

97 Elevation of Part of the Front next Whitehall 98 Detail of Base of Columns and Sill to lower Windows 99 Detail of Base of Columns

Scale

(97) bar scale of 7/10 inch to 1 foot (98, 99) Full Size

Inscribed

97 as above, Board of Trade, labelled: See parts at large and dimensions given 98 as above, Board of Trade, labelled: Wall line, Projection of Base between the / Columns, Projection of Sill, Centre of Column, Quarter Column, Semi Column; (verso): M^r Bailey and (pencil) some calculations 99 as above, Board of Trade and Council Offices

Signed and dated

(97) L. I. Fields / 23^rd July 1824 (98) L.I.F. / 26 July 1824 (99) July 1824

Medium and dimensions

(97) Pen, sepia, yellow ochre and pink washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper with two fold marks (677 x 500) (98, 99) pen, pink and grey washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper (544 x 746, 560 x 665)

Hand

(97-99) David Mocatta (1806-82, pupil 1821-27)

Notes

The instruction on drawing 97 to 'see parts at large' refers to drawings 98 and 99.

Level

Drawing

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