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[3] Survey plans of basement and ground floors
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Reference number
SM 39/1/49
Purpose
[3] Survey plans of basement and ground floors
Aspect
Plans of the Countess of Pembroke's House in Grosvenor Square
Scale
bar scale of 1/8 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
as above, ground floor plan labelled: Eating Room, Hall, Lobby, Library, Terrace, Stables, Cistern, Coach House and dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 1798
1798
Medium and dimensions
Pen and sepia wash on thin wove paper with one fold mark (565 x 335)
Hand
George Mansfield, surveyor 1 May 1797 - December 1800
Notes
The dimensions show that the site was 28':8" wide and (from the scale) 180
feet from front to back which allowed for a garden measuring 57':8" long as well as a garden house, stables with six stalls and a coach house.
feet from front to back which allowed for a garden measuring 57':8" long as well as a garden house, stables with six stalls and a coach house.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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