Design for new committee rooms and additions to Black Rod's house, May 1826

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
- Office of Works
  - London: Palace of Westminster: designs for alterations and additions, 1793-1828 (499)
    - London: House of Lords, Palace of Westminster: alterations and additions, 1817-28 (220)
      - New committee rooms and library, 1824-27 (56)
        Further designs and approved designs for new committee rooms (plans), April-May 1826

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Reference number

SM 51/3/7

Purpose

Design for new committee rooms and additions to Black Rod's house, May 1826

Aspect

Plan of the Ground Floor

Scale

bar scale of 1/15 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, Design for New Committee Rooms / House of Lords, labelled: N^o 1, (pencil) Door, N^o 2, 3, N^o 4, 19'1'', 25'4'', 25'4'' by 13'7'', M^r Courtenay / 13 x 16.0, Scullery, Wine Cellar, Eating Room, 29'0'', 22'0'', Hall, Kitchen, Servants / Hall / 13'6'' by 18'0'', Servants / Room, Parlor, Housekeeper / 13'6'' x 18'0''

Signed and dated

May 1826
Lincolns Inn Fields / May 1826

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pink, dark pink, black and blue washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper (242 x 321)

Hand

Soane Office

Watermark

James Whatman Turkey Mill 1824

Notes

The number of rooms on the ground floor has increased to five (compared to three in SM 51/3/15) and the geometric staircase has been replaced by an open-newel staircase in the centre of the building. A large, western extension to include an eating room and a room for 'Mr Courtenay' has been added to Black Rod's house. The extension was not executed.

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