Scale
1/7 in to 1 ft
Inscribed
as above, NB care must be taken to form the partitions in the Attics as described / in this Plan and the doorways must be cut thro the Walls at WW, (against S end of W front) In order to make the roof at this west end / correspond with that at the east end g[illegible]s / of Brickwork must be brought forward / and over the height of the great / Stair String (?) Recess form'd with a / Semicircular Arch similar to those / in the South, labelled, dimensions given, calculations and (verso, Dance) Plan of Stratton / with division of Attics
Signed and dated
Medium and dimensions
Black and green pen, sepia, burnt umber, pink and yellow washes, pencil on wove paper (490 x 640)
Hand
Dance
Notes
A bridge to the garden, which has a terrace and an oval flower bed or pond, has been introduced at the north end of the east wing (see also [SM D1/1/26] verso) which is now shorter by about 18 feet, with the antechamber between the two reception rooms omitted. This revised design shows the east wing shortened to 99 feet 6 inches from (west wing) 110 feet 6 inches. On [SM D1/1/8] the east wing is marked as 84 feet 6 inches long. Green pen lines show the 'Hyp[s]' and ridges of the roof.
Level
Drawing
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