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Reference number

SM Adam volume 2/180

Purpose

[1] Preliminary designs for an entrance gate to Holyroodhouse, ND, unexecuted

Aspect

Upper: Elevation of entrance gates comprising a central carriage arch surmounted by a crenelated tower with a raised plinth and sphinx. The arch is flanked by two crenelated turrets, side gates in walls and single-storey round towers with conical roofs. The entire elevation is adorned with machicolated cornices and there are a mixture of arched windows, square windows and oculi Lower: Alternative elevation comprising a central carriage arch flanked by two-storey turrets with pepper-pot roofs, side gates in single-storey walls, and round towers with pepper-pot roofs. The entire elevation, except for the turrets, is crenelated, the central and outer bays are adorned with machicolated cornices, the side gates have urns above, and there are a mixture of slit windows, cross windows, and oculi

Scale

to a rough scale

Inscribed

(in pencil) Gate for Holyrood House Edingh

Signed and dated

  • ND

Medium and dimensions

Pencil on laid paper (188x226)

Hand

Possibly
Adam office hand

Watermark

Crowned cartouche [in part]

Literature

Bolton, II, 1922, p. 11
Further literary references in scheme notes

Level

Drawing

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