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[4] Design for the front elevation, datable to June 1801
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Reference number
SM 40/2/37
Purpose
[4] Design for the front elevation, datable to June 1801
Aspect
Plan of the frontage and elevation
Scale
bar scale of 1/5 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Messrs Praeds & Co, Sketch of a Design for the proposed Banking House, labelled: 23.2, (pencil) 1½, (pencil) ¾, (pencil) 22.7½
Signed and dated
- June 1801
datable to June 1801
Medium and dimensions
Pen, brown pen and sepia wash, pricked for transfer on wove paper (554 x 341)
Hand
Henry Hake Seward or Thomas Sword
Notes
The alterations to the plan of the elevation shown in drawing [3] have been incorporated into this design, which is otherwise the same as the earlier drawing except for the enlargement of the ground floor windows and the inclusion of swags between the capitals of the pilasters.
Level
Drawing
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