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[9] Surveys of the Devil's Tower (Edward III Tower), 31 January 1824
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Reference number
SM 62/7/10
Purpose
[9] Surveys of the Devil's Tower (Edward III Tower), 31 January 1824
Aspect
Elevations and section
Scale
bar scales of 1/8 inch to 1 foot and 1/10 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
labelled: Devil Tower as it now it (sic) / No 37 and dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 31 January 1824
31 Jany 1824
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pricked for transfer within five ruled sepia and black wash border on wove paper (535 x 751)
Hand
David Mocatta
Notes
The Devil's Tower is now known as the Edward III Tower. It was built in the 1220s after the seige of 1216 in the south-west corner of the Upper Ward. This drawing shows what is perhaps an earlier incarnation of the Tower (left), a section that matches this 'former' elevation and an elevation of the Tower 'as it now [is]' - with lancet windows with pointed hood mouldings.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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