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Model for the proposed rebuilding of Whitehall
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Model for the proposed rebuilding of Whitehall
- Object:
Architectural model
- Place of origin:
England, Great Britain (made)
- Date:
1869 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Clarke, Andrew (Lieutentant-General Sir) (maker)
- Materials and Techniques:
Plaster, wood and cardboard, glass
- Museum number:
A.14-1973
- Gallery location:
Architecture, room 128, case 14, shelf 2
In the nineteenth century, growth in clerical work led to the development of purpose-built offices. This is one of the proposed buildings suggested by Colonel (later Lieutenant-General Sir) Andrew Clarke (1824-1902), who in 1864 was appointed Director of Engineering Works at the Admiralty. His radical proposals for the redevelopment of the Government Offices included the large-scale demolition of a large part of the Whitehall site. This model which represents about 224 rooms is cut away and shows the layout of the various floors.
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