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Reference number
SM D1/10/19
Purpose
Coleorton, Leicestershire, 1802-08
Aspect
[42] Foundations plan of E part of house including Polygon Hall principal stair, and section through cellars
Scale
Scale ¼ Inch to th Foot
Inscribed
as above labelled Gate, dimensions given, dimensional calculations, The Foundations are coloured Brown / The Walls above the Foundations are / coloured Red and Plan of Ground / t'other side the Paper
Signed and dated
- 1802-08
Medium and dimensions
Pen, raw umber pink and sepia washes, pencil pricked for transfer on laid paper (515 x 675)
Hand
Dance
Watermark
D & C Blauw IV
Notes
The octagonal turrets, which are an important element of Coleorton are shown as solid on other plans for the final scheme. But here (and on [SM D1/11/28], [SM D1/12/9], [SM D1/12/32], [SM D1/12/30]) some, at least, are shown as hollow and usefully contain Flue[s] and probably drains.
Verso
Site plan with Dance's proposal for access including a block plan of the church (see also Coleorton church) that corresponds to Dance's unexecuted design for alterations and additions ([SM D1/11/3]); a small scale block/sketch plan of Coleorton Hall, close to its final form though with a northwest turret, a conservatory on the south side and detached offices on the north side orthogonally planned
Scale to Ft in ¼ Inch
Inscribed as above, labelled and some dimensions given
Black and red pen, green earth, raw umber, yellow and sepia washes, pencil
Dance's rough design removes the barns and other outbuildings shown in [SM D1/9/3] to the west and replaces them with a continuous elliptical drive roughly 175 by 120 feet.
See also 143 Piccadilly [SM D4/10/10] verso.
Verso
Site plan with Dance's proposal for access including a block plan of the church (see also Coleorton church) that corresponds to Dance's unexecuted design for alterations and additions ([SM D1/11/3]); a small scale block/sketch plan of Coleorton Hall, close to its final form though with a northwest turret, a conservatory on the south side and detached offices on the north side orthogonally planned
Scale to Ft in ¼ Inch
Inscribed as above, labelled and some dimensions given
Black and red pen, green earth, raw umber, yellow and sepia washes, pencil
Dance's rough design removes the barns and other outbuildings shown in [SM D1/9/3] to the west and replaces them with a continuous elliptical drive roughly 175 by 120 feet.
See also 143 Piccadilly [SM D4/10/10] verso.
Level
Drawing
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