(117, 118, 120, 121) bar scales of 1 inch to 1 foot (119, 123) Full Size (122) half the full size

117 as above, New State Paper Office, labelled: A and some dimensions given 118 as above, New State Paper Office 119 as above, labelled: Side Elevation 120 New State Paper Office, labelled: 1.6 / Brickwork, Reveal 1'2½'' wide, See Parts at large (4 times), See Truss at large, Reveals 9¾ wide, Window / opening 4'6'' and dimensions given 121 as above, New State Paper Office, labelled (in Soane's hand): 2.1½ final, A, B, C, D, A is ½ Inch ^^behind B / C is ½ In behind A / A D E F are / on the same plane and some dimensions given 122 as above, New State Paper Office, labelled (in Soane's hand): Plan of the Soffite (sic), enlarge this / the Break / in the Soffite 123 as above, New State Paper Office, labelled: Architrave (twice), Frieze / 1ft 2in, Part of Truss / (see parts at large), The red line shews the Section of Sill of One Pair Windows, Fascia under between Windows of the One Pair Floor (Full size), Mem. There will be 5 4 four of these Windows / The Blue Line & Tint shews the Cornice / of the other Windows of the Principal Story / the Architraves & Friezes being the same / as those of the Angle Windows - the reveals / will not be so wide by 1½ inches / Mem. There will be 15 of these Windows

• May 1831
  (117) 4^th May 1831 (118) 19^th May 1831 (119) J.S. Lincolns Inn Fields / 25 May 1831 (120) (in Soane's hand) J.S. 25 May 1831 (121) (in Soane's hand) 27 May 1831 (122) (in Soane's hand) L.I.F. / 29 May (123) J.S. Lincolns Inn Fields, (in Soane's hand) 2^d June 1831

(117, 118) Pen, sepia, grey and pink washes (117 verso: pen, pink and yellow washes), pricked for transfer on wove paper (528 x 367, 520 x 533) (119) pen, yellow ochre, sepia and pink washes, pricked for transfer on stout wove paper with four old repairs (1006 x 503) (120-122) pen, yellow ochre, sepia, pink and grey washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper (732 x 517, 733 x 533, 738 x 532) (123) pen, raw Sienna, pink, blue and sepia washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper (724 x 532)

(117, 118, 121) Charles James Richardson (1809-71, pupil and assistant 1824-1837) (119) George Bailey (1792-1860, pupil then assistant 1806-37, curator 1837-60) (120, 122, 123) Soane office

(117, 118, 120, 121, 123) Smith & Allnutt 1823 (119) E & P

The windows shown on drawing 117 are those at the outer bays of the north and west fronts, while the windows on drawing 118 are those of the central bays of the north and west fronts and the south and east fronts. The windows on the ground and first floors are 4 feet 6 inches wide and 9 feet 8½ inches tall. The outer windows have entablatures supported by consoles (called 'trusses' on these drawings) but the entablatures over the central windows have no consoles. Drawing 119 is a full size detail for one of these consoles, which are ornately decorated with rosettes and acanthus leaf ornaments. Below the ground floor windows only are panels with Greek fret moulding. The instructions on drawing 120 to 'see parts at large' refer to drawing 123. Drawings 121 and 122 are for the main entrance from Duke Street. The doorway is five feet wide and approximately twelve feet tall. The design for the right hand side of the elevation with patera in the capitals and bases was executed. On the verso of drawing 122 is a part elevation of the entrance front of the Bank of England, probably made between 1823 and 1828 (q.v. Soane: Bank of England: 1817-1833 Rebuilding of offices in the south east and facades: East, south and west facades).

Drawing

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