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[5] Design for the Ordnance Office, c1778, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 38/72
Purpose
[5] Design for the Ordnance Office, c1778, unexecuted
Aspect
Axial section of a two-storey building with pitched roofs. The principal three-bay block contains a central entrance at the ground-storey level. Above, at the first-storey level, there is a half-height window. The block terminates in turrets containing narrow windows. To the rear there is a one-bay block containing a dog-legged staircase
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Section through the Ordnance Office (in the hand of William Adam)
Signed and dated
- c1778
c1778
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and coloured washes including pink and Naples yellow on laid paper (292 x 233)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 57
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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