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143 Piccadilly and Hamilton Place Mews, Westminster, 1807-08
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Reference number
SM D4/10/4
Purpose
143 Piccadilly and Hamilton Place Mews, Westminster, 1807-08
Aspect
[3] Sketch revised plans of Piccadilly plot in a letter addressed to G. Dance Esq that reads Sir / On the receipt of Sir Nat Hollands / Plan. I desired the dementions of / the out line to be examined which / as that delivered to me does not agree / with yours. I have at ---- (illegible) the / dementions which will show the difference / and request you will order the Plan / to be re-examined / I am Sir / your ob st / (illegible N Leicester?) / Tuesday / 29 Nov 180 / my dementions / 156:7, Mr Dances / 158:2 (that is a discrepancy of 1 ft 5 in). Turn Over (verso) If a day is (illegible) by you (illegible) / order the Clerk of Works to / attend to the outline of the / (illegible) and stables
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
as above
Signed and dated
- 1807-08
Medium and dimensions
Brown pen on wove paper, folded with traces of red sealing wax (185 x 225)
Hand
N. Leicester?
Level
Drawing
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