Design 'No 2' for the exterior of the new entrance in a Gothic style, 26 February 1828

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  - London: Palace of Westminster: designs for alterations and additions, 1793-1828 (499)
    - London: House of Lords, Palace of Westminster: alterations and additions, 1817-28 (220)
      - Designs for a new entrance to the House of Lords, unexecuted, 1828 (12)

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Reference number

SM volume 61/115

Purpose

Design 'No 2' for the exterior of the new entrance in a Gothic style, 26 February 1828

Aspect

Perspective View of the Exterior of the Buildings in front of the House of Lords N^o 2

Inscribed

as above

Signed and dated

February 26^th 1828

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, sepia and blue washes, shaded, with single-ruled border on laid paper (281 x 432)

Hand

Charles James Richardson (1806 - 1871)
Pupil February 1824 - January 1827.

Notes

In the Gothic version of the design for the exterior of the new entrance the square-headed windows are replaced by pointed arches with tracery and the Corinthian columns and statues by buttresses with pinnacles. Instead of stepped domes the porte-cochères are capped with polygonal (probably octagonal) lanterns and in place of the balustrade are battlements. The ground floor has blind arcading ornamented with shields.

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Drawing

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