Ashburnham Place, Sussex, 1813-14

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George Dance office drawings: the drawings of George Dance the Elder and George Dance the Younger
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  - Ashburnham Place, Sussex, 1813-14 (193). Survey drawings, alternative designs, designs and working drawings for alterations and additions, including the modelling of the principal front, a new staircase and for a garden bridge, for 3rd Earl Ashburnham

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Reference number

SM D2/5/35

Purpose

Ashburnham Place, Sussex, 1813-14

Aspect

[103] N elevation of the ground floor with three semi-circular-headed arches at upper ground floor level

Scale

½ in to 1 ft

Inscribed

dimensions given

Signed and dated

1813-14

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia, pink and blue washes, pencil, partly pricked for transfer on wove paper (330 x 500)

Hand

Dance

Watermark

1801

Notes

Previous drawings have all shown square-headed openings in the upper part of the north and south walls of the staircase hall. This revised design establishes the composition that is a three-bay arcade over 'portico' over three-bay arcade of the north and south elevations of the staircase hall.

Level

Drawing

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