[51] Part-elevation to Charles Street, April 1817

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  - London: 33 St James's Square, Charles Street and Market Lane: alterations and additions for Lord Eliot, 1805-1819 (55)
    - Designs for additiions in Charles Street, 1817-1819 (5)

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Reference number

SM 34/3/15

Purpose

[51] Part-elevation to Charles Street, April 1817

Aspect

Part of the Front next Charles Street with wall section and plan of chimneys

Scale

bar scale of ½ inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, The Earl ofS^t Germans / S^t James Square with some dimensions given

Signed and dated

00/04/1817
April 1817

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia, yellow ochre and red washes, pricked for transfer, on wove paper (497 x 684)

Hand

Soane office hand

Notes

The elevation measures about 40 feet wide by 30 feet high. The chimney stack with three arched openings is a striking part of the design, fronting a shallow roof with parapet and segmental end-stops. The ground floor has four pilasters linked at the heads with a continuous quadruple moulding and horizontal panels with key meander. There are two tall windows and a door. For an alternative elevation 'as designed' see drawing [52].

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Drawing

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