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Reference number
SM D1/11/19
Purpose
Coleorton, Leicestershire, 1802-08
Aspect
[142] Plan and elevation/section of E Parapet wall for the Terras
Scale
¼ in to 1 ft
Inscribed
as above and dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 1802-08
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pink and sepia washes, pencil on laid paper (340 x 480)
Hand
Dance
Watermark
D & C Blauw
Notes
The elevation shows a battered wall capped by a roll moulding and a solid parapet 2 feet 10 inches high. The plan shows a semicircular projection, a buttress and a circular corner turret 8 feet 4 inches in diameter including 12 inch walls. The design is as executed except that the corner turret is shown on the drawing without its walls.
Verso
Elevation of a battered wall with parapet and with a capped turret 12 ft high and 2½ ft wide
Inscribed: Terrace (twice)
Pen, sepia and pink washes, pencil
The turret is not as executed. [SM D1/14/4] verso has a rough elevated perspective of a roofed corner turret with embattled parapet and terrace wall.
Another Coleorton drawing ([SM D1/12/53] verso) shows a plan and elevation of the Terrace and Winter Garden with a buttressed wall 15½ feet high having a battlemented turret 12 feet in diameter. On the recto, the drawing is dated 22 September 1806 (see note to [SM D1/12/53] verso).
For preliminary designs for the terrace turret see {SM D1/11/22] verso and [SM D1/11/31] verso.
Verso
Elevation of a battered wall with parapet and with a capped turret 12 ft high and 2½ ft wide
Inscribed: Terrace (twice)
Pen, sepia and pink washes, pencil
The turret is not as executed. [SM D1/14/4] verso has a rough elevated perspective of a roofed corner turret with embattled parapet and terrace wall.
Another Coleorton drawing ([SM D1/12/53] verso) shows a plan and elevation of the Terrace and Winter Garden with a buttressed wall 15½ feet high having a battlemented turret 12 feet in diameter. On the recto, the drawing is dated 22 September 1806 (see note to [SM D1/12/53] verso).
For preliminary designs for the terrace turret see {SM D1/11/22] verso and [SM D1/11/31] verso.
Level
Drawing
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