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[6] Plan of ground floor with alterations
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Reference number
SM 40/3/16
Purpose
[6] Plan of ground floor with alterations
Aspect
Plan of the Ground Floor / with Proposed Alterations
Scale
bar scale of 3/10 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
as above, Robert Knight Esqre and labelled: Area, Eating Room, Principal Stair, Back Staircase, Hall, Lobby, Dressing Room, Water Closet, Library, Shelves (4 times), Table and 26.0 by 23.6
Signed and dated
- 23/02/1802
(pencil) Lincolns Inn Fields Feby 23 1802
Medium and dimensions
Pen, sepia, light blue and red washes with triple ruled and sepia wash border, pricked for transfer on wove paper with one fold mark (878 x 558)
Hand
The office Day Book has an entry for 23 February 1802 - 'Robert Knight Esqre / About Plans of / Alterations in / Charles Street / Seward', that is, Henry Hake Seward (1778-1848) pupil and assistant May 1794 - September 1808
Notes
The proposals include a re-shaping of the extended library that is now given a rounded eastward wall. The new three-sided entrance of drawing [4] is shown here though differently detailed.
Three incisions on the right-hand side of the drawing opposite the bay suggest that an alternative design for the entrance may have been slotted in.
Three incisions on the right-hand side of the drawing opposite the bay suggest that an alternative design for the entrance may have been slotted in.
Level
Drawing
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