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Drawing showing what River Court would look like with the proposed new building - showing First Court (C-F), the Pepys building, the formal garden, the proposed new building and the river.

Plan and sketches for alterations to the stalls, the organ casing and access to the organ.

Drawing of a chimney on the street front with additional detail drawings and notes.

Drawings of a canopied pinnacle showing the front and side views. The pinnacle was situated on the junction between the Chapel and the rest of the range and housed the statue of Mary Magdalene until it became unsafe.

Drawing of a kitchen chimney stack, plan B-B and a section.

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

Full size pencil drawing of the vase on top of the entrance gate piers. The drawing is a cross section vertically through the vase.

Elevation of the street front of Magdalene College with measurements of the gap between the windows and the size of the windows.

Elevation of First Court (C-F) and the proposed new building connecting it to the Pepys Building (roughly where the Bright's Building is now).

Elevations (part coloured) of the small and large dormer windows on the street front. Scale: 1" to 1'

1st sketch of a first floor plan for the proposed new building linking First Court to the Pepys Building. Shows three bedrooms and a spiral staircase.

1st sketch of a ground floor plan for the proposed new building linking First Court to the Pepys Building. Shows three bedrooms and a spiral staircase.

River Court is the area between the southern elevation of First Court facing the river and the river. This area of land was bought by Dr Peter Peckard (Master 1781-97) for the College from the City and from Jesus College in 1790-91. The cottages on the site were not cleared until 1873 when Penrose laid out a garden and designed the ornamental gates.

The gates and piers were re-erected in 1983.

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

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

This is a pencil drawing of MCPP/FCP/1/1873/5 and differs slightly.

The canopied pinnacle was situated at the junction between the Chapel and the rest of the range to house the statue of Mary Magdalene. It was built in 1876 but was later removed as it had become unsafe. The statue is currently outside the student library.

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.