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  • image SM Adam volume 45/105

Reference number

SM Adam volume 45/105

Purpose

[6] Design for the basement storey of a house and the ground storey of the kitchen offices and stables, 1779, unexecuted

Aspect

Plan of the ground-storey of a thirteen-bay building, with a central seven-bay block, which has a central entrance set behind a semi-circular colonnade. The entrance leads to a hall with a colonnaded screen, which links to a central passage terminating in staircases. Flanking the hall there are parlours, and to the rear of the block there is a central billiard room with a bow window. To the left of the billiard room there is a bedroom, and to the right a room with wine bins. The flanking three-bay wings contain domestic offices. To the right of the principal building there are domestic offices and stables. There is a central courtyard, surrounded by kitchen and domestic offices, which includes an oval dairy. The scullery, wash house and brew house contain coppers, and there is an additional oven in the bake house. On the right-hand side of the courtyard there is storage for coals, wood and ashes, and there is a gateway which leads to a stable yard. This is surrounded by stables for coach horses and saddle horses, and storage for coaches and hay. A further gateway leads to a yard which is surrounded by a piggery, barn and carpenters workshop, with an additional area for water closets and dung

Scale

to a scale

Inscribed

3d Design of a House for Mr Robinson / at Syon Hill Ground Story (in the hand of William Adam, underwritten in pencil) / No 37 / x 47 / Mr R. has a fair Copy of this / Sub Hall / Waiting Parlor / Butlers Pantry / Plate room / Butlers Bed room / Writing room / Stewards room / Bedroom / Billiard room / Wine in Bottles / Housekeepers room / Store room / Servants Hall / Waiting Parlor / Dairy / Bottles / Bake House / Kitchen / Scullery / Pantry / Larder / Larder / Kitchen Court / Scullery to Dairy / Laundry / Wash House / Knives / Boots & Shoes / Brew House / Gateway / Stable Court / Ashes / Harness / Wood / Coals / Farmers room / Coach House / Coach House / Coach House / Slaughter House / Saddles / Gateway / Stable for Saddle Horses / Hay & Corn / Stable for Coach Horse / Ashes / Dung / Piggery / Barn / Raff (?) Yard / Carpenters Shop / Saw pit / Stack Yard / Byres for Cows / Cows Straw Yard / Cart Horses / Horses Straw Yard and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • February 1779
    Adelphi / 15 Feby 1779

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (828 x 494)

Hand

Possibly
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison, with part title inscription in the hand of William Adam

Verso

3

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index, p. 18
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 134
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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