Designs for the ground floor and roof, July 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 (131) 82/1/70 (132) 82/2/2

Purpose

Designs for the ground floor and roof, July 1831 (2)

Aspect

131 Plan of the Ground Floor 132 Plan of the Lead Flats Chimney Shafts &^c with sections through the roofline looking north, east and south; (verso) rough block plans and perspective from Duke Street

Scale

(131, 132) bar scales of 1/6 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

131 as above, State Paper Office 132 as above, New State Paper Office

Signed and dated

July 1831
(131, 132) L.I.F. / July 1831

Medium and dimensions

(131) Pen and pink wash, pricked for transfer on wove paper (370 x 528) (132) pen, sepia, blue-grey and pink washes (verso: pencil, grey and blue washes), pricked for transfer on wove paper (480 x 528)

Hand

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

Watermark

(132) Smith & Allnutt 1830

Notes

The only discernible difference between drawing 131 and the next closest ground floor plan (drawing 124) is the location of the entrance to the water closet at the top of the drawing. The section at the top of drawing 132 shows the access to the roof of the new State Paper Office while the pencil section to the left shows the brick vaulting of the attic ceiling. The chimney stacks are shown to the same design as in drawing 130 with the addition in some cases of a crenellated top.

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