Stratton Park, Hampshire, 1803-07

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George Dance office drawings: the drawings of George Dance the Elder and George Dance the Younger
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  - Stratton Park, Hampshire, 1803-07 (186). Survey drawings, preliminary designs, presentation design not as executed, revised design and working drawings for reconstruction for Sir Francis Baring Bart

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Reference number

SM D1/2/18

Purpose

Stratton Park, Hampshire, 1803-07

Aspect

[73] Plan of hall including screen and stair

Scale

Scale ½ⁱⁿ to a Foot

Inscribed

labelled (by Carter) line of Rustication (twice), line of Stucco and Stone Plinth (twice), Projection of nosings to Steps & Rustication 1ⁱⁿ, dimensions given and (verso, Dance) Plan of / Hall of Entrance Stratton Park

Signed and dated

1803-07

Medium and dimensions

Brown and blue pen, sepia, light red, burnt umber and green earth washes, pencil, partly pricked for transfer on wove paper (540 x 420, corners cut off)

Hand

Carter, Dance

Watermark

E & P

Notes

This plan was by James Carter (using red wax to fix the drawing to his board) with some dimensions by Dance. Its main purpose is to show the stairs and the fixing points for the railings that run from the stairs behind the Ionic screen. The stair has treads 13 inches from back to front and, 6 feet from the front door, there are four steps 11 feet wide; right and left are five return steps 5 feet wide and off a pair of half-landings, return flights of 14 steps 5 feet wide that give on to the gallery on the north side of the entrance hall.

See [SM D1/4/48], [SM D1/4/65] and [SM D1/4/47] for full size details of the wall lining.

Verso
Faint rough perspective of stair railing and terminus
Pencil

Level

Drawing

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