[3] Design for the west front of a house, c1773, possibly executed

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Robert and James Adam office drawings
- Country houses
  - Ray House or Ray Lodge, Woodford, Redbridge, designs for a conservatory, farm and stable offices, and for alterations to a house for Sir James Wright, Bt., c1773-1782 (17)
    - Designs for alterations to a house, c1773, possibly executed (5)

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 41/81

Purpose

[3] Design for the west front of a house, c1773, possibly executed

Aspect

Elevation of the west front of a two-storey, eleven-bay building, with a hipped roof and a part sunken basement. The building has a central entrance set within a stepped, pedimented Tuscan portico surmounted by acroteria. At the ground-storey level there are full-height windows, with half-height windows in the upper register, and a band of dentils ornamenting the roof line. The central building is flanked by pavilions. The five-bay pavilion to the north is two storeys in height and has a hipped roof and a part sunken basement. At the ground and first-storey levels there are full-height windows, with a string course set in between. The three-bay pavilion to the south is one-and-a-half storeys in height, with a hipped roof and a part sunken basement. At the ground-storey level there are full-height windows, with quarter-height windows in the upper register

Scale

bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 10 feet

Inscribed

West Front of Ray Hall the seat of Sir James Wright Baronet- (in the hand of William Adam, underwritten in pencil) Extends 195 Feet 2 In’s and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

c1773
c1773

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (962 x 512)

Hand

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

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 26
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

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