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Reference number

SM D1/11/3

Purpose

Coleorton, Leicestershire, 1802-08

Aspect

[4] Ground floor plan with new and existing walls shown and entrance (W) elevation about 80 ft wide

Scale

1/15 in to 1ft approximately

Inscribed

Coleorton and rooms labelled Drawing room, Eating room, Library, Sir George's / room, Stairs, Closet (three times), Coach Porch

Signed and dated

  • 1802-08

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, brown pen, sepia and pink wash, hatching, pricked for transfer on wove paper (240 x 185)

Hand

Dance

Notes

Dance's plan shows a rectangular building with octagonal turrets at each corner and a porte-cochere on the west side. The old part to the northwest with an existing turret was to be Sir George's sitting room and the drawing room to the east also retains the existing structure. The dining room is circular with four semicircular alcoves, all within a square. The elevation shows a three-storey building with four-storey corner turrets and battlement parapets.

Level

Drawing

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