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Original 1920s architectural drawing  ·  Carlisle city department store    ·  Large 77 cm sheet
HARRISON & ASH — ENGLISH STREET IMPROVEMENT SCHEME, CITY OF CARLISLE
Original pencil architectural drawing of a proposed department store, circa 1920 - 1930.

A large and finely executed original architectural drawing by Harrison & Ash for an English Street Improvement Scheme in Carlisle, dating from circa the 1920s.

Condition

Good. Pale stain to the upper left corner, with light edgewear and general age-toning. Please study the photographs carefully.

Drawn in pencil on thick wove paper and showing two detailed façades of a proposed department store, captioned “Elevation to English Street” and “Elevation to Victoria Viaduct”. Small figures in contemporary dress and a motor car animate the proposed streetscape. Scale 8 feet to 1 inch.

An attractive surviving architectural record of a proposed improvement to central Carlisle, signed Harrison & Ash in pencil in the lower right margin. Sheet approximately 77 × 56 cm. Will be sent carefully rolled in a sturdy mailing tube due to size.

Architects: Harrison & Ash. Title: English Street Improvement Scheme — City of Carlisle. Circa 1920s. Original architectural drawing in pencil and areas of light wash, on thick wove paper, with elevations to English Street and Victoria Viaduct. Scale 8 feet to 1 inch. Signed in pencil by Harrison & Ash. Approximately 77 × 56 cm.

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