[51] Survey plan of first floor

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Reference number

SM 34/2/4

Purpose

[51] Survey plan of first floor

Aspect

The Plan of the Chamber Floor with roof plan of western portion

Scale

bar scale of 1/8 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, The Right Hon^ble / Lord Eliot / Port Eliot, labelled: Skylight, Principal Staircase, Stair Case over / Centrer of House, Upper Part of Eating Room, Opening to Light / Passage of Principal / Floor and dimensions given

Signed and dated

00/10/1804
Lincolns Inn Fields October 1804

Medium and dimensions

Pen and sepia wash, pricked for transfer on wove paper, two sheets joined (506 x 829)
Pen with sepia and light blue washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper, two sheets joined (508 x 832)

Hand

Henry Hake Seward (1778 - 1848)
Pupil and assistant May 1794 - September 1808.

Notes

The upper (first) floor did not extend to the the west and north west wings and the new but unfinished eating room and drawing room (by John Johnson 1732-1814) were double height. However, there was still room for a good number of bedrooms.

Level

Drawing

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