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MCCA/MCAD/5/PEN/2/1874/2 · Item · July 1874
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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.

MCCA/MCAD/5/PEN/2 · Subseries · 1873-1875
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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.

MCCA/MCAD/5/PEN/1/1872 · Item · 30 May 1872
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(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

MCCA/MCAD/5/PEN/3/1874/2 · Item · 1 December 1874
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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.

MCCA/MCAD/5/PEN/7 · Subseries · 6 August 1883
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(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

MCCA/MCAD/5/PEN/5 · Subseries · 7 July 1876
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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.

MCCA/MCAD/5/PEN/3 · Subseries · 1874-1875
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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.

MCCA/MCAD/5/PEN/2/1873/2 · Item · June 1873
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Elevation of the street front of Magdalene College with measurements of the gap between the windows and the size of the windows.