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Reference number
SM Adam volume 46/166
Purpose
Design for a rustic building, ND
Aspect
Elevation of a five-bay building, with the three central, two-storey bays forming a canted bay which supports an octagonal roof bearing a weather vane. The central bay contains a stepped entrance and there are three-quarter-height windows at the ground and first storey levels. In the attic storey there are latticed windows set within the gables and the roof line is ornamented with a band of dentils. The central three bays are flanked by one-and-a-half-storey, single-bay pavilions, with pyramidal roofs. At the ground storey level there are half-height windows, with quarter-height windows set within the gables above
Scale
bar scale of 1 ½ inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Unknown (in the hand of William Adam) / 69 / 70th (pencil)
Signed and dated
- ND
ND
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil within a single ruled border on laid paper (455x231)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand
Adam office hand
Level
Drawing
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