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[1] Preliminary design of a house, c.1787-88, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 1/267
Purpose
[1] Preliminary design of a house, c.1787-88, unexecuted
Aspect
Rough plan and elevation of a house. The floor plan shows a house comprising a central block with flanking quadrant wings and walled gardens. The central block comprises five rooms and a staircase with a canted bay to the rear. The internal layout of the quadrant wings are not shown
The elevation shows the principal front of the house, a two-storey building over a half-sunk basement. At the centre is a balustraded peron staircase leading to a two-storey pedimented portico with a large fan light. The flanking wings terminate at principal floor level with pyramidal roofs. There appears to be rusticated detailing at basement level
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
McCulloch of Barholme Esqr / with some calculations
Signed and dated
- c.1787-88
Rowan dates this drawing to c.1787 though no clear evidence for this date has been found
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (190x200)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison or Daniel Robertson
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison or Daniel Robertson
Watermark
W (illegible)
Notes
There are a number of calculations written in pencil on the drawing which appear to relate to the cost of the scheme itself. See Rowan for further information.
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index, p. 3
Rowan, 1985, pp. 16, 68-69, 152-55
Further literature references in scheme notes
Rowan, 1985, pp. 16, 68-69, 152-55
Further literature references in scheme notes
Level
Drawing
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