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Plan showing the position of First and Second Courts, the proposed new building connecting First Court to the Pepys Building (roughly where the Bright's Building is now), and the formal garden.

Plan of the Chapel showing proposed alterations. The plan is on tracing paper with no measurements, notes or scale.

Two letters from Penrose and 11 plans for a proposed new building linking First Court with the Pepys Building (roughly where the Bright's building is now). The plans were never realised.

(1) Letter from Penrose to the Master enclosing a sketch of suggested new buildings on the site of Old Lodge. In the letter Penrose says this is a sketch of his idea of the appearance of the buildings and not a detailed plan of the layout of the interiors and he hopes it would suffice for now

(2) Sketch showing the appearance of the buildings as seen from Magdalene Street

Pencil drawing of proposed new entrance gate to River Court. partially coloured.

Pencil drawing of proposed new iron railings and entrance gate between the College and the river. Includes notes.

Pencil drawing of proposed new iron railings and entrance gate between the College and the river. Areas shaded red were to be in copper and areas shaded blue were to be wrought iron.

Pencil drawing of proposed new iron railings and entrance gate between the College and the river. Half is in outline and half is in detail.

Colour drawings of proposed restoration work on the watergate.

Elevations from the river and the gardens of the watergate plus a section.

Drawing of the arch over the watergate showing the proposed alterations.

(1) Letter from Penrose to Mynors Bright saying he had just managed to finish the rough plans by the end of May as promised and he was sending his report to the Master and Fellows. He asks Bright to emphasise that the drawings are rough due to the pressure on his time, 30 May 1872

(2) Report to the Master and Fellows outlining his idea for a new building to link First Court with the Pepys Building and explaining how many sets would be available, or it could be used for the College library and Pepys library, and it would have a basement with room for kitchen offices, 30 May 1872

Three sketches are referred to in the report: MCPP/FCP/1873/1-3

Penrose removed the stucco (1750) and battlements on these exterior elevations.

The joints in his brickwork on the street front were re-cut and re-pointed by S.E. Dykes Bower in 1963-65, but the brickwork in the north gable end remained much as Penrose had left it.

Penrose also laid out River Court garden after the demolition of three rows of cottages.

Drawing showing alterations to the river front of First Court (C-F).

Drawing of the river front of First Court (C-F).

Drawing of the oriel window on the south side of the river front.

Coloured drawing of the oriel window on the south side of the river front. Also section through the front window and inside view of the bay.

Rough pen and ink sketch showing the layout of River Court with the back of First Court (C-F) with a formal garden in front, then the proposed new building connecting First Court to the Pepys Building (roughly where the Bright's Building is now). Very little detail given.

Section through the proposed new building linking the river front to the Pepys Building.

Drawing for a single chimney on the street front, with notes.

South elevation of a proposed new building (not built) to link First Court with the Pepys Building.

South elevation of a proposed new building (not built) to link First Court with the Pepys Building.

This is a pencil drawing of MCPP/FCP/1/1873/7 and differs slightly.

Water colour drawing of the street front of Magdalene College.

Three watercolours by Penrose of King's and Clare Colleges; a cathedral or collegiate church; and the interior of a cathedral or collegiate church.

The watergate was demolished in c.1953 and the plinth and steps down to the river were replaced by the present continuous dwarf wall in c.1983.