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[2] Design for the attic storey of a school and the roof of almshouses, 1780, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 42/19
Purpose
[2] Design for the attic storey of a school and the roof of almshouses, 1780, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of the attic-storey of a three-by-four-bay block containing a square room, with a further room and staircase to the rear. To the left and right of the block the roof line of the flanking three-bay blocks contain light wells, and terminate in pyramidal roofs
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Plan of the Garretts over the School & Roofs over Almshouses-
Signed and dated
- May 1780
Adelphi / 10.t May 1780
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (520 x 320)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 18
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 56
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 56
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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