Dwelling House, Bethnal Green
Design
January 1871 (made)
January 1871 (made)
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In 1864 the 'Brompton Boilers', simple, iron-framed buildings which had been built to provide temporary display space during the early years of the Victoria and Albert Museum, began to be taken down to make way for further permanent buildings. Part of the iron framework was reused to form the core of a new Bethnal Green Museum (now the V&A Museum of Childhood). This design comprises two plans of a Keeper's House for the Bethnal Green Museum (see also E.1087-1927); it does not seem to have been built.
Object details
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| Title | Dwelling House, Bethnal Green (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink with pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Design for Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood, Keeper's House, 1871 |
| Physical description | Pen and ink drawing, with some details in pencil, on paper backed with linen, comprising two plans for a proposed Keeper's House at Bethnal Green Museum (now the V&A Museum of Childhood). The design on the left shows the basement floor; that on the right shows the ground floor. The building is of asymmetrical outline and layout, and - at the top and to the left of each plan - is shown surrounded by a sunken exterior pathway. In both cases the principal elevation, with its pair of bay windows and steps leading to the door, is at the top. Entitled 'Dwelling House, Bethnal Green, Jany /71'; scale bar. |
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| Summary | In 1864 the 'Brompton Boilers', simple, iron-framed buildings which had been built to provide temporary display space during the early years of the Victoria and Albert Museum, began to be taken down to make way for further permanent buildings. Part of the iron framework was reused to form the core of a new Bethnal Green Museum (now the V&A Museum of Childhood). This design comprises two plans of a Keeper's House for the Bethnal Green Museum (see also E.1087-1927); it does not seem to have been built. |
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| Accession number | E.1086-1927 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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