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[167] Later record drawing
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Reference number
SM volume 79/4
Purpose
[167] Later record drawing
Aspect
View of the west front of the Clerk of Works' House, part of the Stables and some of the houses on Paradise Row
Hand
C.J. Richardson (1809-1871, pupil and assistant 1824-1837) (see notes)
Notes
This drawing was made after the completion of the Clerk of Works' House. S. Palmer suggests that the posts shown are 'wooden clothes posts with crossed pins at the top upon which were fastened lines for drying washing'.
Literature
S. Palmer, 'Sir John Soane's Garden at the Royal Hospital Chelsea', The London Gardener, 2003-2004, volume 9, p.20
Level
Drawing
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