[34] Survey for siting the farm yard, June 1794

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  - Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire: alterations to house and estate buildings for Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke, 1790-1794; presentation drawing 1800; surveys 1818 (70)
    - Estate buildings, 1792-1794 (42)
      - Survey, designs and presentation drawing for siting the farm yard, June and July 1794 (4)

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Reference number

SM 64/6/24

Purpose

[34] Survey for siting the farm yard, June 1794

Aspect

Ground plan

Scale

to a scale of 7/8 inch to 1 chain, approximately

Inscribed

Figured sketch of the Grounds / at Wimpole on which the Farm / Yard &c is situated, N.B. The dimensions are taken / in Chains & Links, Smith shop, Gate, pond, A, Ratford House, Trees, Stile, Elsom / Garden, Elsom Barn, Gard / en, Stile (twice), Nursery, Gate, Street Line, Grove, Wood, North wall, Kitchen Garden, South wall, this Line Straight with Garden wall, Temporary fence to Pleasure Grounds, Strait with the Hedge A and dimensions given

Signed and dated

16 June 1794
Wimpole June 16^th 1794

Medium and dimensions

Pen on laid paper with six fold marks (500 x 382)

Hand

Soane Office, draughtsman
Soane office

Watermark

horn within crowned cartouche with GR below and IV

Literature

D. Stroud, 'The charms of natural landscape: the park and gardens at Wimpole II', Country Life, 13 September 1979, p. 760.

Level

Drawing

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