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May 1784
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"Above each Working Room Lofts for Drying & An open
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Light over each Working Room serving at the same time as
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Ventilators and to give light to the Lofts Basements Etc
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"Cranes for raising Goods to be fixed next to the Court yard
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Three Courts
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for Males}
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Placed North and South of No. 1 & 3 those South to
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have Columnades on the Sides, and an Arcade under the
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Infirmary in order to carry on any Works under Cover and
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exposed to the Air with different Ways into each Court Yard
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Three Courts for
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Females}
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Placed North and South No. 2 & 4 and with the
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same Conveniences
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Two Infirmarys
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The one placed at the South end of the Males Courts
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and the West end of the Females to be one Story high and
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divided above the Arcades into three Apartments each of
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a Preportion and Height to place three or Four Beds therein
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with Ventilators and a reasonable supply of Air with Vapour
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Rooms
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and Water Closets adjoining.
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Basement Story
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Under the Prisons
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"A Kitchen and other Offices and Cellars and a
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Warehouse
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and Landry under No 3 and No. 4 Baths to each
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of the four Prisons which may occasionally be heated Two
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Dungeons also placed under each Prison but with thorough Air
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and Light occasionally Under No. 1 and 2 separate Rooms for
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Male and Female Vagrants with ways from the outside
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down to the same These will add to the above Numbers
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"It must be remembered that the first Stroy being
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raised at least Four Feet from the surface of the Street will
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admit Light and Air and be at least equal to the Offices in
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the Basement Storys of modern dwelling houses.
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Under the Working Rooms
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"To be contained the Repositorys of the Materials
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to be made use of and to be raised up by an opening in
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the center of each Working room.
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