[134] Preliminary working drawing for the floor layout, c. April

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Reference number

SM 31/3/12

Purpose

[134] Preliminary working drawing for the floor layout, c. April - May 1801

Aspect

Plan of the Chamber Floor

Scale

bar scale of ¼ inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, labelled (Soane) AA To be left open in the rough work but filled up / afterwards if the Door . B remain / BB opening left for Doors / C This window to be finished as a Blank next Vestibule with stained Glass / D q[uer]^y if light over this door will be sufficient instead of Window at E / FF Then opening to correspond in the finishing with arch into Lobby H / ZZ Bookcases in Library the ends xx bookcases above stairs out of use / I House Maids Closet the Engine to raise the water to be placed / here & this cistern to serve the two water closets if practicable / & perhaps another pump below / K q[uer]y Recess to Bedchamber, Lobby, upper part of Vestibule, Chamber (three times), water closet, leave open, q[uer]y in finishing shut up this door, drawers & to remain, The largest of the old windows and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

15 April 1801
April 15

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia, pale red and pale yellow washes on wove paper (573 x 697)

Hand

Seward, Henry Hake (1778--1848), draughtsman
Henry Hake Seward (1778-1848, pupil and assistant 1794-1808) (see notes), Soane
SOANE, Sir John (1754--1837), architect
Henry Hake Seward (1778-1848, pupil and assistant 1794-1808) (see notes), Soane

Watermark

WL 1794

Level

Drawing

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