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Reference number

SM (138) 82/2/12

Purpose

Design for the secondary staircase, August 1831

Aspect

138 Plans and sections through the secondary staircase

Scale

bar scale of 2/9 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

New State Paper Office, labelled: Floor of Cistern, Landing of Mezzanine, One Pair Landing, Landing of Attic floor and steps numbered and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • August 1831
    9th August 1831

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pink, grey, sepia and yellow ochre washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper (553 x 537)

Hand

Charles James Richardson (1809-71, pupil and assistant 1824-1837)

Watermark

Smith & Allnutt 1830

Notes

The secondary staircase is in the southern part of the building and is top-lit. There is a mezzanine level off the staircase between the ground and first floors that has a closet and a water closet.

Level

Drawing

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

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