bar scale of 3/20 inch to 1 foot

as above, The Countess of Pembroke, Servants hall, Kitchen, Scullery, Fence, risers numbered 1 to 11 lettered A to F corresponding with key: A higher than B 2 inches / B lower than C 2 inches / D lower than A 2 inches / E 6½ in above F, dimensions given (pencil) lead r[oof], Cellar, nothing und[er], feint illegible note in margins, calculations and some dimensions given

• Great Scotland Yard Dec^r 9^th 1793

Pencil, pen and wash on wove paper pricked for transfer with one fold mark (658 x 527)

Frederick Meyer (pupil 1791-96)

This drawng and SM 29/3/11v are surveys of the house in 1793. Between 1788 and 1793, Soane built a north-west wing and additional offices to Pembroke Lodge, and he made minor alterations such as the installation of a Venetian window at the east front. Pencil alterations to this drawing and SM 29/3/11v suggest additions to the east and a bombé front facing west.

The keyed inscriptions on both drawings refer to the varying ceiling and floor levels of the ground and first floors, respectively.

The verso of this drawing has an unfinished section showing two buildings linked by an arched entrance. The building on the left-hand side has a mezzanine and chimneys at both ends. The building on the right has two storeys, its windows set within blind segmental-headed arches. In March and April 1794 drawings were made for alterations to the cottage, including (on 15 April) a section for a building with mezzanine. The verso of this drawing is probably a preliminary design for these alterations.

The verso of SM 29/3/11v is SM 29/3/11, a design for the first floor.

Drawing

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