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[2] Design for the ground storey of a house, c1762, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 45/15
Purpose
[2] Design for the ground storey of a house, c1762, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of the ground storey of a five-by-three-bay building with an entrance to the north and a bow front to the south. The central, stepped entrance is set behind a columnar screen, and links to a central hall. To the west of the hall there is a staircase, and to the east there is a study and additional staircase. To the south there is a central dining room with a bow window set behind a balustrade, and the dining room is flanked by a breakfast room and drawing room. To the east of the building there is an external covered passage
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Plan of the Principal Story of a House for John Jones Esq.r at Charlton (underwritten in pencil) / Hall- / Study- / Breakfast Room / Dining Room / Drawing Room / N (?) (pencil)
Signed and dated
- c1762
c1762
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (443 x 350)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand
Office hand
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 6
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 124
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 124
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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