[10] Design for the exteriors of the north-east addition, 9 September 1788

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  - Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park, London: (possibly executed) stables, (executed) drawing room wing, offices, and (unexecuted) alterations, for the Countess of Pembroke, 1788 (17)

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Reference number

SM 29/3/3

Purpose

[10] Design for the exteriors of the north-east addition, 9 September 1788

Aspect

Elevation of Front of new addition and elevation of end front; (verso) front and side elevations of an alternative castellated design

Scale

bar scale of 1/6 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, The Countess of Pembroke, present house; (verso, pencil) Qy Chimn[ey]

Signed and dated

Copy Sep^r9^th1788

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, pen and wash on laid paper (533 x 343)

Hand

attributed to John McDonnell (pupil 1786-91)

Notes

The new addition has a drawing room and ante-room on the ground floor and two bedrooms on the storey above. The exterior has crow-stepped gables and attenuated round-headed windows. The drawing shows part of the existing building, having a hipped roof and a bracketed cornice. The building today has crow-stepped gables as in this drawing (P. Dean).

The new wing overlooked the Thames valley, its design lending to the picturesque landscape (P. Dean, op. cit.).

The verso has unfinished elevations for an alternative exterior design, showing a wing surrounded by a pronounced castellated parapet. In its windows and roof line, however, this design closely corresponds to the existing house.

Literature

P. Dean, Sir John Soane and London, 2006, p. 23.

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