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[51] Survey plan of first floor
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Reference number
SM 34/2/4
Purpose
[51] Survey plan of first floor
Aspect
The Plan of the Chamber Floor with roof plan of western portion
Scale
bar scale of 1/8 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
as above, The Right Honble / Lord Eliot / Port Eliot, labelled: Skylight, Principal Staircase, Stair Case over / Centrer of House, Upper Part of Eating Room, Opening to Light / Passage of Principal / Floor and dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 00/10/1804
Lincolns Inn Fields October 1804
Medium and dimensions
Pen and sepia wash, pricked for transfer on wove paper, two sheets joined (506 x 829)
Pen with sepia and light blue washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper, two sheets joined (508 x 832)
Pen with sepia and light blue washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper, two sheets joined (508 x 832)
Hand
Henry Hake Seward (1778 - 1848)
Pupil and assistant May 1794 - September 1808.
Pupil and assistant May 1794 - September 1808.
Notes
The upper (first) floor did not extend to the the west and north west wings and the new but unfinished eating room and drawing room (by John Johnson 1732-1814) were double height. However, there was still room for a good number of bedrooms.
Level
Drawing
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