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[1] Design for the ground storey of a house, c1772, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 40/66
Purpose
[1] Design for the ground storey of a house, c1772, as executed
Aspect
Plan of the ground storey of a three-bay building, with a stepped entrance in the third bay. Beyond the entrance there is a rectangular hall with a fireplace, which leads to a dog-legged principal staircase with an apse containing niches, and with a further staircase beyond. To the left of the hall there is a two-bay dining room with an apsidal end, and this links to an apsidal ended parlour with a three-bay bow window to the rear. To the right of the parlour there is a library with a pair of colonnaded screens, and this leads to an octagonal dressing room, with a powdering room and water closet beyond. To the rear of the parlour there is a balustraded space, with a stable and coach houses beyond
Scale
bar scale of 1 ¼ inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Plans of / Sir Watkin Williams Wynnes / House St Jamess Square (all in the hand of William Adam) / Hall / Dining Parlor. / Back Parlor / Library / Dressing Room / Powdering Room / Water Closet / Water Closet / Corn Room / Privy / Harness room / stable / Coach house / Coach house
Signed and dated
- c1772
c1772
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (173 x 618)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 49
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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