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Reference number
SM D2/1/2
Purpose
Ashburnham Place, Sussex, 1813-14
Aspect
[36] Plan, elevation and section
Scale
¼ in to 1 ft
Inscribed
labelled Paving of Terrace, Torus Moulding and dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 1813-14
Medium and dimensions
Pen, sepia and pink washes on wove paper (670 x 1010)
Hand
Dance
Watermark
J Whatman 1811
Notes
Five steps, 18 feet wide descend from a paved terrace to a platform fronted by a low wall over an arch with seven steps, 6 feet wide, either side. Dance's design uses plain surfaces relieved by bold mouldings and some rustication. Other designs that include the garden terraces are: [SM D2/1/23], in which the elevation is a simpler version of the one shown here; [SM D2/1/37] and [SM D2/1/34], which are similar to each other and both show, on plan, a platform level with the terrace and straight stairs, left and right. See also [SM D2/5/26] for full-size details of the garden terrace parapet.
National Monuments Record photographs (1953) show a (later) balustraded terrace stair looking towards the bridge and a stair with a straight flight beyond the front door. Plain terrace walls with a single bold convex moulding are probably to Dance's design.
Verso
Faint rough details of ball finials, perhaps an alternative to the urns shown on the recto
Pencil
National Monuments Record photographs (1953) show a (later) balustraded terrace stair looking towards the bridge and a stair with a straight flight beyond the front door. Plain terrace walls with a single bold convex moulding are probably to Dance's design.
Verso
Faint rough details of ball finials, perhaps an alternative to the urns shown on the recto
Pencil
Level
Drawing
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