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[9] Design for farm offices, c1773, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 41/94
Purpose
[9] Design for farm offices, c1773, possibly executed
Aspect
Above- Axial section of a farm office, with a Tuscan portico entrance to the east, and this links to a circular room with a domed ceiling. The room contains an entrance flanked by niches. In the western part of the building there are rooms at the ground and first-storey levels which contain fireplaces
Below- Longitudinal section of a farm office with a hipped roof. Within the building there is a central circular room with a domed ceiling. The room contains an entrance flanked by semi-circular-headed windows(?). The room to the left has a coved ceiling, and a central window flanked by niches(?). Below the window there is a window seat with turned feet and tapering legs. The room to the right contains a central window
Scale
bar scale of 2 1/2 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Sections of Farm Offices for Sir James Wright (and in the hand of William Adam) at Ray Hall
Signed and dated
- c1782
c1782
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (510 x 276)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison, with part title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison, with part 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.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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