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Reference number

SM Adam volume 46/164

Purpose

[1] Design for a rustic building, ND

Aspect

Elevation of a three-bay building, with a central, two-storey bay, with a pyramidal roof supporting a weather vane. At the ground storey level there is a central, stepped entrance, flanked by narrow windows and set behind a rustic colonnade, which supports a tiled roof. At the first storey level there is a Diocletian window surmounted by a further window set within a gable. The central bay is flanked by one-and-a-half storey, projecting bays, with pyramidal, thatched roofs. The bays contain half-height windows, with quarter-height, latticed windows, set within the gables and the roof line is ornamented with a band of dentils. The central building is flanked by single-storey link bays containing entrances. The bays link to one-and-a-half-storey, single-bay pavilions, with pyramidal roofs supporting weather vanes. At the ground storey level the pavilions contain half-height windows. Above, set within gables, there are quarter-height windows

Scale

bar scale of 1 ½ inches to 10 feet

Inscribed

Unknown (in the hand of William Adam underwritten in pencil) / 68 / 69th (pencil)

Signed and dated

  • ND
    ND

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (473x238)

Hand

Possibly
Adam office hand

Level

Drawing

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