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  • image SM D3/14/3

Reference number

SM D3/14/3

Purpose

Freefolk, near Whitchurch, Hampshire, c.1794

Aspect

[1] Preliminary ground floor plan of house

Scale

1/8 in to 1 ft

Inscribed

H. Portal Esqr / Freefolk / Overton / Hants, some rooms labelled Housekeeper, Gentlemans / Dressing / room, Powdg, Subterranean way / to Offices, dimensions given and dimensional calculations

Signed and dated

  • c.1794

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil, burnt umber wash on laid paper (300 x 350)

Hand

Dance

Notes

The plan is for the house alone with a tunnel ('Subterranean way') to the offices indicated. The design is unfinished but close to that of [SM D3/14/4].

Verso
Rough plan and elevation of, it seems, an entrance to a harbour with lighthouses on either side
Pencil
See the diagrams of the quadrature of a circle ([SM D3/14/35] verso) for a related sketch plan and elevation

Level

Drawing

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