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Reference number

SM 71/2/47

Purpose

Design for the Scala Regia, 16 August 1822

Aspect

Section of the Scala Regia with plan of the central bay

Scale

bar scale of 1/2 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, labelled: House of Lords, York Paving, (in Soane's hand) Floor of Mr W Rm, (in Soane's hand) Floor of the / Princes Ch[amber], Pilaster and dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • 16 August 1822
    16 August 1822

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia, pink, burnt Sienna and yellow washes, shaded, pricked for transfer on wove paper (362 x 525)

Hand

Soane Office

Notes

The Scala Regia rises 8' 10½'' over a distance of approximately 25 feet and consists of three sets of seven stairs with a total length of 33¼ feet. The two openings to the right hand side give access to the area underneath the top flight of stairs. The inverted arches are part of the foundations. Soane was forced to change the design of the foundations after discovering a mistake in the surveys made by his pupils (see also SM 71/2/44 and SM 71/2/50v).

Level

Drawing

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