SM Adam volume 31/19

[22] Design for the ground storey of the library, c1788, unexecuted

Plan of the ground-storey level of a building with a seven-by-eleven-bay central block, with a stepped, canted bay entrance, which leads to a circular staircase set within an octagonal compartment. To the rear of the building there is a recessed bow front, with a circular colonnaded great hall within. The great hall and staircase are connected via single-bay links and a central octagonal room. The octagonal room is flanked by further single-bay links leading to the left and right-hand wings, which contain colonnaded school rooms and a printing office. The central block is flanked by projecting single bays, which contain staircases and connect to curved link blocks. Beyond, on the left-hand side, there is a nine-bay building with a stepped entrance flanked by pilasters. Beyond there is a colonnaded screen which leads to a circular hall with niches. To the rear there are curved, paired staircases and the hall is flanked by offices, a register office, and a librarian's room. To the right-hand side of the central block the link bay connects to the Senate House. Beyond the building there are lawns and curved pathways. Footprints of Clare Hall, Trinity Hall and King’s College Chapel are shown