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[14] Plan of second floor with alterations
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Reference number
SM 40/3/11
Purpose
[14] Plan of second floor with alterations
Aspect
Plan of the Chamber Floor with Alterations
Scale
bar scale of 3/10 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Robert Knight Esqr, (pencil) Mr Knight called today he / wishes if possible to have / to have the new Bedchamber removed / from the side next the Street
Signed and dated
- 24/03/1802
Linc Inn Fields March 24 180[cut] and (pencil) March 24 1802
Medium and dimensions
Pen, sepia and light red washes on on thin laid paper, pricked for transfer (672 x 548)
Hand
The office Day Book has an entry for 24 March 1802: 'Robert Knight Esqr / about PLans / Seward', that is, Henry Hake Seward (1778 - 1848) pupil and assistant May 1794 - September 1808
Notes
The house has been extended by about 14 feet 6 inches on the garden side thus allowing for two extra rooms. Of these, the larger is a bedroom on the street side of the house.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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