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Reference number

SM Adam volume 7/152

Purpose

[1] Preliminary design for the ground storey of an inn, ND

Aspect

Plan of the ground storey of an inn and stable block, 113.6 by 88.1 feet, but of an irregular shape with additional ground to the left-hand side and rear of the plot. The 23 by 24 foot plot to the right-hand side is omitted and inscribed as belonging to Mr Hall. There is a rectangular hall which leads to a circular space, and this is surrounded by apsidal ended rooms

Scale

not to scale

Inscribed

Plan of Red Lyon &c. Ground Pic (cropped) / Wisdoms Stables with a Through fair to Hyde Park Lane / This Ground Included / Stable belonging to Mr Hall and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • ND
    ND

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pencil on laid paper (172 x 267)

Hand

Probably
Robert Adam

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 45
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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