Design for a Triumphal Arch and new buildings on the south side of Downing Street, December 1825

Explore Collections

You are here: CollectionsOnline / Design for a Triumphal Arch and new buildings on the south side of Downing Street, December 1825

Browse

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 for the new government buildings on Whitehall and the completion of Downing Street with a Triumphal Arch, December 1825-May 1833 (100)

Use of images and copyright
Enlarge this Image

Print this image in A4 view

Reference number

SM (186) 49/5/42

Purpose

Design for a Triumphal Arch and new buildings on the south side of Downing Street, December 1825

Aspect

186 Plan of frontages and elevation of a Triumphal Arch; (verso) site plan of Whitehall area with new Board of Trade and Privy Council Offices

Scale

bar scale of 1/12 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

labelled (pencil): Foot Path (3 times), Carriage Road, Area (twice)

Signed and dated

(pencil) 17 Dec^r 1825

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, pink and sepia washes, pricked for transfer on stout wove paper with six fold marks (540 x 360)

Hand

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

Watermark

Smith & Allnutt 1823

Notes

The Triumphal Arch, shown previously on drawing 133, is here located further into Downing Street. On the verso is a site plan showing the new buildings in pink wash.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk