SM Adam volume 51/45

[47] Finished drawing for a gateway, c1773, as executed

Above- Elevation of a gateway with a central blank archway formed with Doric pilasters ornamented with ox masks and festoons. The pilasters have a band of rosettes and fluted capitals containing tablets depicting half-putti and arabesques. The semi-circular head of the arch is ornamented with a band of rosettes, a tablet inscribed ASHBURNHAM HOUSE, and a coat of arms flanked by festoons, with a band of fluting above. The spandrels are ornamented with figurative roundels, and the arch has a frieze of fluting and of enclosed rosettes. The arch is surmounted by a pedestal bearing an urn ornamented with gadrooning, a band of Vitruvian scroll, and a paterae flanked by swags. The urn forms a chimney stove, and this is flanked by greyhounds. The arch is flanked by link walls ornamented with bands of rosettes, and these terminate in Doric pilasters surmounted by lanterns. The link walls are flanked by a pair of carriage gates, with paterae and rosettes set within compartments bordered by fluting. The gateway terminates in further Doric pilasters supporting lanterns Below- Plan of a central gatehouse, which forms three rooms. The central room contains a fireplace, with a window set adjacent. The rear room contains a bed. The gatehouse is flanked by a pair of carriage gates