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Survey of the Duchy Court of Lancaster, November 1826
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Reference number
SM 37/1/26
Purpose
Survey of the Duchy Court of Lancaster, November 1826
Aspect
Block plan of the Duchy Court of Lancaster and part of Westminster Hall; (verso) plan of the ground floor of the Bank of England branch bank, Manchester
Scale
bar scale of 1/6 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
labelled: New Palace Yard, The Duchy Court of Lancaster &c, The Speakers Yard, Westminster Hall, (pencil) West Hall and dimensions given; (verso): Hall &c, Staircase, Agents Private / Room, Porter / 10.0 by 10.0, Eating Room, W.C. (twice), Coals &c, Kitchen, Pantry, Scullery, Coach house, Stable, Court
Signed and dated
- November 1826
November 1826 and (pencil) Nov 1826; (verso) 1st February 1830
Medium and dimensions
Pen and sepia wash (verso: pen, sepia, pink, yellow and blue washes), pricked for transfer on laid paper with one fold mark (472 x 587)
Hand
Soane Office
Watermark
W Weatherley 1822 and fleur-de-lis above cartouche with bar and below, ornate WW
Notes
The Duchy Court of Lancaster dealt with matters of equity relating to the lands held by the Duchy. The Court was adjacent to the north east corner of Westminster Hall.
On the verso of the drawing is a design for alterations to the Bank of England's branch bank in Manchester, which included a new front entrance and outbuildings (q.v. The Bank of England Branch Banks, 1826-31: Manchester: Bank of England branch).
Tom Drysdale, November 2014
On the verso of the drawing is a design for alterations to the Bank of England's branch bank in Manchester, which included a new front entrance and outbuildings (q.v. The Bank of England Branch Banks, 1826-31: Manchester: Bank of England branch).
Tom Drysdale, November 2014
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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