SM Adam volume 39/28

[19] Design for the basement storey of a building, 1767, unexecuted

Plan of the basement storey of a thirteen-by-eleven-bay building formed around a central square courtyard. The central five bays of the principal front are projecting and contain a vaulted wine cellar and rooms containing wine bins. This is flanked by vaulted rooms containing a servants’ hall and servants’ bedrooms. The central three bays of the rear front form a bow window for a vaulted maids’ room and this is flanked by a laundry and still room. On the right-hand side of the building there is an extensive curved space for the storage of wood and coal alongside privies and a paired, curved flight of steps providing access between to ground and basement levels. Beyond this there is an apsidal ended kitchen with a bow window and this is flanked by kitchen offices including a scullery with a copper and a pastry containing two bread ovens. On the left-hand side of the building the central three bays form a bow front and there are vaulted rooms for the storage of beer, cider and coal. The central square courtyard is surrounded by further vaulted kitchen offices and servants’ bedrooms, with open ended arcades on each side. There is also a vaulted steward’s dining room overlooking the courtyard and this is flanked by arcades and staircases set within square stairwells