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Reference number

SM 89/6/1

Purpose

[1] Rough survey plans of house and (verso) outline plan of house, outbuildings, twin towers and church

Aspect

The plan of the Gd or Principal Floor and Plan of the Chamber floor (verso) plan showing in outline the Church and House with buildings and land in between including the twin-towered gatehouse.

Inscribed

as above, Lord Eliot, Ampney House, labelled Hall (twice), Housekeepers / Room, Parlor, Eating room, 9 steps and dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • 19/05/1799
    19th May 99

Medium and dimensions

Brown pen on laid paper with three fold marks (403 x 329)

Hand

Attributed to George Mansfield, surveyor 1 May 1797 - December 1800

Watermark

C Patch 1794 Britannia within crowned roundel

Notes

On the ground floor plan, Mansfield has scribbled over about a quarter of the house plus the length of a wall.

Level

Drawing

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