[13] Preliminary design for a conservatory, c1782, possibly executed

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Robert and James Adam office drawings
- Country houses
  - Ray House or Ray Lodge, Woodford, Redbridge, designs for a conservatory, farm and stable offices, and for alterations to a house for Sir James Wright, Bt., c1773-1782 (17)
    - Designs for a conservatory with an avairy and tea room, c1782, possibly executed (5)

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 10/159

Purpose

[13] Preliminary design for a conservatory, c1782, possibly executed

Aspect

Above - Elevation of a one-and-a-half-storey, three-bay central block with a pyramidal roof articulated by paired Tuscan columns and a pediment set across the central bay. There is a central entrance flanked by Corinthian columns, with a fan light above and this is flanked by semi-circular-headed windows. The central block is flanked by link bays articulated by Tuscan columns and with full-height windows. The building terminates in octagonal pavilions surmounted by pyramidal roofs. There is a central entrance flanked by raised Tuscan columns and niches Below - Plan of a building with a central square block flanked by square links leading to circular rooms which are accessed via steps

Scale

to a scale

Signed and dated

c1782
c1782

Medium and dimensions

Pencil on laid paper (475 x 297)

Hand

Probably
Robert Adam

Literature

King, 2001, Volume II, p. 224
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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