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  • image SM Adam volume 29/16

Reference number

SM Adam volume 29/16

Purpose

[13] Design for a castle-style stable block and offices, 1795, as executed

Aspect

Plan of a stable block arranged around a central courtyard with a principal and rear entry. Spaces include coach houses, wash houses, a dung yard, carpenter’s shop, room for coals, slaughter house, kennel, dairy and servant’s room

Scale

bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet

Inscribed

(In the hand of William Adam) Offices for Mauldsley Castle for the Earl of Hyndford / (In another hand) Dairy / maids room / Bed / Carpenters / Shop / Coals / Back Entry / Cow house / Dung Yard / Straw / room / Privy / Poultry / Yard / Slaughter / house / Poultry / room / Dog kennel / Dog / Kennel / Coach house / Coach house / Wash house / Coach house / Coach house / Court Yard / Dairy / Stable for / Eight horses / Stable for 5 horses / Servts room / Principal Entrance / Harness / room / Stable for 5 horses and some room dimensions / (verso) Stables offices for Mauldslie Castle Earl of Hyndeford Lanark Shire / (In a different hand) This to be placed Fourth

Signed and dated

  • 22/08/1795
    Albemarle Street / 22d Augt 1795

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and pink coloured wash on laid paper (321x493)

Hand

Possibly
William Adam

Literature

Bolton, 1922, p. 22
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

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