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[147] Site record drawing of the old house, 25 April 1815
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Reference number
SM volume 76/55
Purpose
[147] Site record drawing of the old house, 25 April 1815
Aspect
View of the West End of the Clerk of the Works' house, / as it stood previously to the alterations, Chelsea Hospital
Inscribed
as above
Signed and dated
- April 25th. 1815
Hand
Soane office
Notes
This drawing, SM volume 76/55 and SM volume 76/58 (a well as SM volume 76/56 and SM volume 76/57) show the house, visually divided into two parts. That to the east has a pitched roof with dormer windows above four tall windows while the west part of the house is made up of a number of additions.
This drawing shows the west side of the house and in front, the buildings labelled on SM 66/5/11 as the 'Coachouse', 'Harness room' and 'Stable'. There is a horse trough outside the stable. Soane's new Infirmary can be seen to the south, demonstrating its proximity to surrounding buildings which so affected the quality of its air circulation.
This drawing shows the west side of the house and in front, the buildings labelled on SM 66/5/11 as the 'Coachouse', 'Harness room' and 'Stable'. There is a horse trough outside the stable. Soane's new Infirmary can be seen to the south, demonstrating its proximity to surrounding buildings which so affected the quality of its air circulation.
Literature
C.G.T. Dean, The Royal Hospital, Chelsea, 1950, p.115
Level
Drawing
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