[44] Working drawing for interior of octagonal dairy

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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 a dairy, 1798-1799 (9)

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Reference number

SM 65/1/10

Purpose

[44] Working drawing for interior of octagonal dairy

Aspect

Plan and laid out wall elevations

Scale

to a scale

Inscribed

labelled floor to Covered Way, Dairy floor and some dimensions give. Letter from Walter Payne, Soane's clerk of works reads: Sir / I have sent the Plan and Sections of the / dairy shall be glad to have the finishings / as soon as Convenient B is the floor / of Water Cistern - the Roof will be / ready for the Slater on Monday / next the Bricklayer will have one /side Building up in the Course of next/ week. The Work is most finish and / for the Eating room but M^rr Peters / wish to delay the (?) finishing as General / Morrison is here the Carpenters / are preparing Work for the / Lodge ' Waltr Payne Sept^r4 99 // Shall be glad of a Remittance / for 25 Pounds in the / Course of this Week

Signed and dated

04/09/1799
Septr 4-99

Medium and dimensions

Pen, red and yellow washes on laid (secretary) paper with four fold marks (for posting) (320 x 387)

Hand

Walter Payne
Walter Payne was Soane's long-standing clerk of works. He was first employed as clerk of works at the Bank of England from 1789 and remained there until Soane's resignation in 1833. He was the clerk of works for Soane's Pitzhanger house and he and his wife were left an annuity in Soane's will.
D.Stroud, Sir John Soane Architect, 1984, pp.64, 73n, 76; G. Darley, John Soane, an Accidental Romantic, 1999, p.92
See also [47] for a letter by Payne.

Notes

General [George] Morrison was the father of Charlotte Peters, that is, Henry Peter's father-in-law.

Level

Drawing

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