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Little Green, Sussex: unexecuted alternative designs for alterations and additions, and for a new house, for Thomas P.Phipps, 1795-6 (9)

Neither Soane's designs for a new house [1], [8] and [9] nor those for an addition [2]-[7] were carried out.

Soane's office account book 'Ledger B' has an entry under Thomas Peckham Phipps Esqr for travel time and travel expenses (£16.16.0) of a visit to Little Green; the distance was 'aboout 70 Miles'. Drawings were sent in September and November and on 23 December 1795 Soane sent in a bill that came to £44.2.0. This included 6 days 'making the ... designs' at three guineas a day and 'Clerks time in making fair Drawings 8 guinease'. With travel expenses the bill came to £44.2.0 and within three days, Soane actually received £50.0.0.
Literature. P.du Prey, Sir John Soane, 1985, in series of 'Catalogues of architectural drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum', catalogue 83, p.48; P.Dean, Sir John Soane andthe country estate, 1999, p.187.

Jill lever
December 2014
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