The front parlour would have been located at the front, on the ground storey of the house. It is not known if this design was executed at number 4 Adam Street as there is no known photographic record of the chimneypiece prior to demolition

The inscription on this drawing tells us that the design was also intended for the back parlour (the library) at 5 Royal Terrace. However, the design was not executed there as the chimneypiece in that room made use of a design which had been intended for the front parlour at number 5 Adam Street (Adam volume 24/9), which survived to be photographed by the LCC in 1936, and was sold at auction in the same year.