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  • image SM Adam volume 45/85

Reference number

SM Adam volume 45/85

Purpose

[6] Design for a stable block, 1790, unexecuted

Aspect

Upper (first) storey plan of a U-shaped stable block and a small pidgeon house to the rear. Rooms include bedrooms, haylofts, a saddle room, closet and barrack room

Scale

bar scale of 5/8 inch to 10 feet

Inscribed

Upper Story of the Offices for William Grant Esqr / Pidgen / House / Hay loft / Saddle / room / Hay loft / Hay loft / Bed room / Bed room / Bed room / Bed room / Closet / Barrack / room / Bed room with some room dimensions. (Verso) 5 / number 5 / (and in another hand) House & offices for Wm Grant Esqr at Congleton

Signed and dated

  • 30/04/1790
    Albemarle Street / 30th April 1790

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (303x490)

Hand

Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison

Verso

C & S surmounted by a shield with a fleur de lis

Literature

Bolton, 1922, p. 7
Further literary references in scheme notes

Level

Drawing

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