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[15] Design for stable offices, 1776, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 37/38
Purpose
[15] Design for stable offices, 1776, as executed
Aspect
Axial section and elevation of a one-and-a-half-storey, five-bay stable block, with a pitched roof. On the ground storey there is a Doric arcade, with an entrance in the second bay. On the first storey there are half-height windows for the hay loft
Scale
bar scale of 2 1/4 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
For His Grace the Duke of Roxburgh Hanover Square (in the hand of William Adam) / Hay Loft / Stable / Front of Offices from A to B / for His Grace the Duke of Roxburgh in Hanover Square (pencil) and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- August 1776
Adelphi / August 6.t 1776
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (532 x 372)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 40
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 293
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 293
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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