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71 Plan of Drains &c to Letton Hall
72 Record copy of elevation for a glazed door, and detail for a Bar at full size
73 Record copy of plan and elevation of Pedestal for Lamp to Staircase at / Letton Hall
74 Record copy of full size details for pedestal
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71 as above, A. Stench Trap, House, Kitchen, Housekeeper, Cesspool, Brewhouse, Stables (three times), Grate and (pipes) diameter given, that is, 10 inch, 18 inch and 2 feet 6 inches
72 as above, up to the Glass 2' 6' and dimensions given
73 as above, The Cornice to / be screwed on to the / sides, to be taken / off at any time, To range with / the top of Plinth / of Staircase and some dimensions given
74 Bottom plate of Lamp to be screwed on to / the pedestal, Base and Impost / Moldings to Pedestal / full size, This Pedestal is to / be of Deal and / painted and Plinth 4½ '
Signed and dated
- 70 dateable to 27 August 1787 (Gurdon trancription of Letton papers, SM green box file)
71 Welbeck Street March 4th 1788
72 Decbr 17. 1788
73 Copy Octr 1789
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Drawing 71: the house and kitchen are not shown as connected to this presumably second phase of drainage. There is an entry in SM Journal No.1 for 5 March 1788, p.13, 'Sent by Mr Neill 1 drawing of / Drains, 1 do of Stench Traps / for the Workmen on ½ a Sheet / of Royal Paper each'.
Drawing 72: the double door is 4 feet 5 3/8 inch wide and 8 feet 9½ inches tall. The bottom of the door, up to a height of 2 feet 6 inches is wood panelled and above are glass panels.
Drawings 73-74: the pedestal is 1' 0' / Square and 2' 10¼' high and supports a lamp with lyre-shaped brackets.
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