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Reference number

SM 5/1/1

Purpose

[18] Revised design for additions to the west front

Aspect

Elevation and Section and (verso) part of an unidentified (pencil) plan

Scale

bar scale of 1/5 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, Henry Peters Esqr Betchworth Castle and a few dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • 13/05/1801
    Lincolns [tear] Inn Fields May13th 180 (the last numeral missing, assumed 1801)

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia and red washes, shaded, pricked for transfer on wove paper with one fold mark (560 x 692)

Hand

Sword ? nil in office Day book

Notes

The larger porch and the revised plan of the breakfast room means that they now share part of the same (new) wall and also a continuous battlement.

Level

Drawing

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