Coleorton, Leicestershire, 1802-08

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George Dance office drawings: the drawings of George Dance the Elder and George Dance the Younger
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  - Coleorton, Leicestershire, 1802-08 (170). Builder's letter, survey drawings, alternative designs, record drawing, preliminary design, design and working drawings for Sir George Beaumont, 7th Baronet

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Reference number

SM D1/11/8

Purpose

Coleorton, Leicestershire, 1802-08

Aspect

[10] Elevation of East Front with part of the single-storey offices on N side

Scale

to a scale

Inscribed

as above, N^o.4 and Coleorton in Leicestershire / The Seat of Sir George Beaumont Bar^t
Signed: Geo.Dance
Dated: Jan^y 27^th 1803

Signed and dated

1802-08

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia, raw umber, green earth and light blue washes, shaded, watercolour technique, pencil, within single ruled border, partly pricked for transfer on wove paper (240 x 330)

Hand

Dance

Notes

The plan of Design A is essentially the same as the design added to Mr Mathew's survey drawing ([SM D1/9/3]), with a porte-cochere replacing the canted bay on the west front. The three-storey elevations in this set of drawings show a castellated design with pseudo-four-centred windows. The north elevation is not shown since offices were to be designed for this front.

It is interesting to note that orientation, the location of the office wing and disposition of the main rooms have all been determined. The essential difference between this and the executed scheme is that Design A is a five-part plan with three storeys while the built design has a nine-part plan with two storeys.

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Drawing

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