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[1] Preliminary design for alterations to the church, 1759, unexecuted
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- Robert and James Adam office drawings
Reference number
SM Adam volume 21/148
Purpose
[1] Preliminary design for alterations to the church, 1759, unexecuted
Aspect
Rough part plan and two rough elevations for a church with two aisle. The main elevation shows a three-storey central tower and one-storey aisles, each with traceried windows
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
The Square of the Steeple above the Church is 18ft 11in to the South and 21.5 to the West / Harewood Church. To add a finishing to the top of the Steeple in the Gothick taste and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- April 1759
23d April 1759
Medium and dimensions
Brown pen and pencil on laid paper (296 x 346)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 17
Mauchline, 1992, pp. 15, 67
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Mauchline, 1992, pp. 15, 67
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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