Coleorton, Leicestershire, 1802-08

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George Dance office drawings: the drawings of George Dance the Elder and George Dance the Younger
- Country Houses (31)
  - 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 D1/10/19

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 F^t 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.

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Drawing

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