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[4] Design for the ground storey of a new house, 1791, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 34/98
Purpose
[4] Design for the ground storey of a new house, 1791, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of the ground storey of a five-bay block with square corner turrets. There is a central entrance with a semi-circular stepped colonnade, and this leads to an apsidal ended hall. The hall links to a staircase and bedchamber on the left, and a library on the right. To the rear of the hall there is a rectangular drawing room and an apsidal ended eating room. All of the turrets contain water closets and additional staircases. The bedchamber links to a turret also containing a dressing room and powdering room, and the library links to a corner turret containing a book room and dressing room. To the rear of the building the drawing room links to a turret containing a further bedroom, and the eating room links to a turret containing a buffet room. At the rear of the building there is a stepped colonnaded portico
Scale
bar scale of 3/4 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Plan of the Principal Story of a new Design for Rudding hall in Yorkshire The Seat of the Rt. Hon.ble Lord Loughborough / Bedroom / Water Closet / Portico / Buffet room / Closet / Water Closet / Stairs / Drawing room / Eating room / Principal Stairs / Bed Chamber / Hall / Library / Stairs / Water Closet / Powdg room / Dress.g room / Porch / Stairs / Book room / Water Closet / Dress.g / North (pencil) / faint pencil inscription / Bath(?) (pencil) / Portico (pencil) / South (pencil) / James(?) Hamilton(?) Esqr [_ _ _ _ _ _ _] (pencil) and some dimensions and figures given
Signed and dated
- April 1791
Albemarle Stre (cropped) / 27.t April 1791
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (479 x 285)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison or John Robertson
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison or John Robertson
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 27
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 133
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 133
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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