Working drawings for the basement and ground floor, June 1831 (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: New State Paper Office, Duke Street, Westminster, 1829-34 (207)

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Reference number

SM (124) 82/1/71 (125) 82/1/69

Purpose

Working drawings for the basement and ground floor, June 1831 (2)

Aspect

124 Basement Plan 125 Plan of the Ground Floor

Scale

(124, 125) bar scales of 1/6 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

124 as above, State Paper Office, labelled: Chimney (twice), No wall Framing, Cistern, Wine Cellar, Recess (twice), F & G 2.6 wide and dimensions given 125 as above, New State Paper Office, labelled: Length of Quoin Stones 2'11¼'' / project from the Brickwork & / the Ashlaring ¾ of an inch / 9¾ inch bed, Ch[imne]^y(7 times), Recess (twice), Stone Springer (twice), (in Soane's hand) Old / Marble / Ch piece, ?Post Chy piece / 7 in wide, Ch^y piece / post 7 in wide / & -- (illegible) in wood / round the same, Ch^y piece / like S.W. Room, Like S.W. Room / 22^d Aug 32, like / S.W., (pencil) Sunk from ------ (illegible) and dimensions given

Signed and dated

June 1831
(125) L.I.F. 6^th June 1831

Medium and dimensions

(124, 125) Pen, pink and grey washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper (125) with old and new repairs (374 x 515, 358 x 515)

Hand

Soane office

Watermark

(124, 125) Smith & Allnutt 1830

Notes

Soane's inscriptions regarding the ground floor chimney pieces are dated 22 August 1832 (see also drawings 139-141).

Level

Drawing

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