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Reference number
SM D1/13/25
Purpose
Coleorton, Leicestershire, 1802-08
Aspect
[116] Section of Stone Staircase / looking towards Polygon Hall through four storeys
Scale
¾ in to 1 ft
Inscribed
as above, labelled Arch leading from / Polygon Hall, Line of Foundations to New Building, dimensions given, (verso, Dance) Coleorton / Section of Stone / Staircase and Principal Staircase / adjoining Polygonal Hall
Signed and dated
- 1802-08
Medium and dimensions
Pen, sepia, pink, yellow, burnt umber and violet washes, pencil on laid paper (930 x 485)
Hand
Dance
Notes
A lancet arch is shown at ground floor level, three-centred arched openings at gallery level are amended to pseudo-four-centred and there are equilateral-arched windows in the lantern. Flues are shown at ground floor level. The Polygon Hall gallery is shown with scroll railings and the bridge linking the gallery to offices is supported on brackets. As executed, three-centred arches and straight railings were employed for the gallery.
Verso
Plan of pilaster full size (cut)
Pen and pink wash
Verso
Plan of pilaster full size (cut)
Pen and pink wash
Level
Drawing
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