[7] Working drawing, 4 June 1791

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
- Country houses, etc.
  - Netheravon House, Wiltshire: alterations and additions and designs for lodges for Michael Hicks Beach, 1791 (12)

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Reference number

SM 30/1B/22

Purpose

[7] Working drawing, 4 June 1791

Aspect

Section of the Chimnies & Flues and details

Scale

bar scale of ¼ inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Netheravon House, M:H: Beach Esq^re The Flues to be 14" by 10" in the smallest part & 14" by 12" where the / space will admit - The Kitchen flue 18" x 12" to be worked fair / & even & well pargetted // N.B. These flues are to be 9" within that face of the wall / which is next the Rooms & particular attention is / to be paid that no Timbers whatever lay nearer / to the inside of any Part of the Flues than 4"½ // The wall A is to be 4 Bricks thick & the Floors / placed therein thus (detail labelled Room side and Staircase side with dimensions of 9" (+) 10" (+) 1:6" // Chimney Bars to be 2"½ wide & ½" / thick (detail) // The Kitchen Chimney is to have a / Cradle Bar of Inch square iron cawked / in like manner thus (detail) and flues labelled: Oven, Copper, Attic, One Pair, Dressing Room in Mezzanine, Stewards Room, Oven & Copper, Stove & Boiler, Kitchen, Stoves, Drawing room, Bed chamber, Attic, Lintel (3 times), and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

4 June 1791
Great Scotland Yard June 4^th1791

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia and yellow washes, pricked for transfer on laid paper with one fold mark (566 x 676)

Hand

Soane office

Level

Drawing

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