[1] Preliminary design for a thatched cottage, ND

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 2/141

Purpose

[1] Preliminary design for a thatched cottage, ND

Aspect

Above- Perspective view of a two-storey cottage with a thatched roof supporting chimneys. The principal front has a projecting awning, with a gable above. The rear front has a recessed central bay, which is also gabled and contains an entrance way, with a tiled, slanted awning. To the left of this there is a turret, with a tiled roof. The side elevation contains a projecting, single-storey, single-bay block, with a pitched, thatched roof Below- Plan of an irregular-shaped building, with a central, entrance set beneath a thatched awning in the principal front. On the rear front there is a central covered entrance, with a projecting, circular tower to the left of the entrance. The tower contains a circular staircase, which can be accessed from within the building

Scale

to a scale

Signed and dated

ND
ND

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil, wash and coloured washes including Naples yellow, olive green and Venetian red on laid paper (300x180)

Hand

Probably Adam, Robert (1728--1792), architect
Robert Adam

Level

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