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[1] Design for the basement storey of a house and the ground storey of offices, 1790, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 36/110
Purpose
[1] Design for the basement storey of a house and the ground storey of offices, 1790, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of the basement storey of a five-by-three-bay block containing domestic offices. There is a central area containing cellars in the south of the building, and these are flanked by a steward’s room and a butler’s room. There is stepped access which links to a passage and rooms to the north, and a central staircase leading to the upper level. The block is linked to five-bay pavilions to the east and west, which are accessed via flights of steps. The pavilion to the east contains a kitchen and staircase, and beyond this there is a rectangular court surrounded by further domestic offices and space for the storage of wood and coals. The dairy is circular and surrounded by niches, and the scullery contains two coppers. The pavilion to the west contains a laundry, wash house, staircase, privy and additional storage for wood and coals. The wash house is an irregular octagonal shape and contains a copper. Beyond the western pavilion there is an enclosed courtyard for drying
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Plan of the Ground Story of the House of Ninewells with the Wings, and Offices, & with the Courts at the East and West ends / of the Building- / Plan of Basement Story- (pencil) / C[_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ]of flat Imperial(?) (pencil) / Wood (?) / Coals / Scullery / Kitchen Court (in the hand of William Adam) / privy / Knives & Shoes / Dairy / Larder / Larder / ashes / Kitchen / Pantry / Water Closet / Stewards room / Beer Cellar / Wine in Cask / Bottles / Wine in Bottles / Butlers room / House Keeper / Store room / Servts hall / Pantry / Linen closet / privy / Laundry / Wash house / Coals / wood / Drying Yard / South (pencil) / West (pencil) / North (pencil) / East (pencil) / Bank (pencil) / East (pencil) / 3d (pencil) / 5d (pencil) / 4d (pencil) and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- July 1790
Edinr 4 July 1790
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (730 x 383)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand
Office hand
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 24
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 132
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 132
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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