[6] Rough ground floor plan by Soane

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  - Betchworth Castle (Surrey): alterations and additions to the house, designs for lodge, dairy, ice house, greenhouse and stables, 1798-1800 (68 )
    - Designs for alterations and additions, 1798-1801 (18)

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Reference number

SM 5/1/12

Purpose

[6] Rough ground floor plan by Soane

Aspect

Sketch of Design for the Alterations and Additions to Betchworth Castle with rough detail of a chimneypiece

Scale

bar scale of 1/5 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, Henry Peters Esq^re, Washing, Laundry, Folding Table, Mangle, Door, Court, Serv^ts Powd[ering], Bakeh[ouse], Kitchen, Brick oven, ------, Scullery, Sink, Dry Larder, Wet Larder, Coals, Lobby, Arcade, Servants Hall, ----- Ch^y, HKeeper, Butler, M^r Peters Room, Dressing / Room, WC, Lobby / lighted by / a large window / in partition A and (chimneypiece only) dimensions given

Signed and dated

1798
1798

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil, hatching, pricked for transfer on wove paper with one fold mark (530 x 660)

Hand

Sir John Soane RA (1753 - 1837)

Notes

A comparison with the survey plan of the ground floor ([2]) shows that the stables wing has been made into a laundry, bakehouse, kitchen and scullery while the other offices have been changed so that, for example, the servants hall is now the housekeeper's room. To the south the old kitchen has become a re-configured room for Mr Peters and the drawing room is now merged with the breakfast room and the south side has twin apsidale ends facing east and west. A south west projection (labelled Mr Peters powdering room) has a semicircular addition.
Regarding the sketch design for a chimney piece see working drawings [9-11].

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Drawing

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