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Working drawing for the foundations, August 1830
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Reference number
SM (79) 82/1/96
Purpose
Working drawing for the foundations, August 1830
Aspect
79 Section of Ground at / New State Paper Office
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
as above, labelled: Broken Granette (sic), Old Bricks, Landing, New Brick Work, Peat Earth, Water level, Mould & loose Rubbish, Gravel line in the Park and dimensions given
Signed and dated
- August 1830
August 13th 1830
Medium and dimensions
Pen, yellow, pink, sepia, grey and blue washes, pricked for transfer on thin wove paper with four fold marks (664 x 559)
Hand
?clerk of works or contractor
Notes
Its rough quality and condition reveal drawing 79 to be a working drawing used on the site of the New State Paper Office. The subject is once again the foundations of the new building, which are stepped and consist of 'broken granette' (sic), 'old bricks', a 'landing' of York stone and 'new brick work' and are 20 feet deep.
Level
Drawing
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