[6] First contract drawing, May 1784

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Reference number

SM 28/3/2

Purpose

[6] First contract drawing, May 1784

Aspect

The Plan of the Basement Story & Offices, plans of The Mezzanine Story and Bedchamber Story

Scale

bar scale of 1/15 inch to one foot

Inscribed

rooms labelled (bedroom floor) Gentleman & Lady's / Bedch:^r, Lady's Dres.^gRoom, The Young Ladys Apartments, Water / Closet, Bedchamber (twice), Light Closet, Passage, Best Stairs, Landing of Staircase, Lobby (twice), Back Staircase; (mezzanine floor) Captⁿ Rowley's / Bedchamber (twice), Dressing / room; (basement: key) A. The Housekeeper's Closet / B. The Housekeeper's Room / C. Passage of communication / D. The Butler's Pantry / E. The Butler's working Room / F. The Plate Closet / G. The Beer cellar to be divided for Strong Beer, Ale &c &c / H. The Sub-Hall / I. Wine Cellar / K. Wine Cellar / L.L. Kitchen / M. Passage to Offices / N. Servants Hall / O. Back Staircase; (offices) The / Brewhouse & / Washouse, Laundry, Office Court, Low Sheds for Wood, Coals &c, Sheds for Chickens, Cleaning Knives &c, Bakehouse, Meal Room, Wet Larder, Dry Larder, Scullery, Area (3 times), Passage from the Kitchen into the House

Signed and dated

J Soane Arch^t

Medium and dimensions

pen, black, sepia, pink washes, pencil within triple ruled border on laid paper (585 x 471)

Hand

Robert Baldwin (fl.1762-c.1804)

Watermark

J Whatman, fleur-de-lis above cartouche with bar and below, ornate W

Notes

There are 14 drawings for Tendring Hall at the Victoria and Albert Museum (see P. du Prey, Sir John Soane, 1985, in series of 'Catalogues of architectural drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum', catalogue 103-116. One of these (catalogue 108), a plan of the ground floor and three elevations, is dated 3 May 1784 and, inscribed 'First Design', presumably preceded SM 28/3/1.

Five of the V&A drawings are dated (or datable to) December 1784 when it seems that a second set of contract drawings with revisions was made see note to following drawing.

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Drawing

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