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SJCR/SJES/5/3/1/2
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- 1825 (Creation)
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10 items, paper and card
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Biographical history
Arthur Browne was an architect and designer based in Norwich. Browne was a founding member of the Norwich Society of Artists in 1805 and was its president in 1807. In the same year, he was commissioned by Joseph Salusbury Muskett to rebuild Intwood Hall in Norfolk. In 1823 he designed and built the cast iron Magdalene Bridge, also known as the Great Bridge, in Cambridge. In 1825 he was invited to submit plans for New Court at St John’s College, Cambridge, but his designs were not implemented. He died in 1840.
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Scope and content
Designs for New Court proposed by Arthur Browne of Norwich, who had designed Magdalene Bridge in 1823. The series includes plans, elevations and a section drawing as well as an explanation of the designs and an estimate of costs. The proposed designs were not built. The plans are in a contemporary folder advertising Arthur Browne.
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All plans and drawings are ink and wash on paper or card