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Drawing. SM 78/6/13 verso. ©Sir John Soane's Museum, London. Photo: Ardon Bar-Hama
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Reference number

SM 78/6/13 verso

Purpose

[6] Design (office copy) for the ground floor plan of Anniston House as executed, 1785

Aspect

Plan of an H-plan house comprising a central block with lateral wings that form a shallow court to the entrance front. The front door is located slightly off centre within a raised porch. Outbuildings adjoin the wings of the main house. Selected elevations and sections of the outbuildings are shown to the top of the sheet

Scale

to a scale

Inscribed

No. 2 / John Rait of Anniston Esqr / Plan Principal Story, labelled: Stairs, Hall, Study (The hight of the Chimney 3~4½), Drawing Room (The hight of the Chimney is 3~6½), Dining Room (The hight of Chimney is 3~7½, Nursery (The Hight of Chimney is 3~5), Dressing Room (The hight Chimney 3~3), Beadchamber:, Kitchen, Stairs, Butler, Sevts Hall, The hight of the Chimney 3~2, Pantry, Scullery, Milk house, Larder, and dimensions given / Elevation of Scullery Windw / Elevation of Dressg room / Section of Scullery.

Signed and dated

  • 1785
    James Playfair Archt. 1785

Medium and dimensions

Pen with pink, grey, and brown wash on laid paper (519x659)

Hand

Playfair, James (1755--1794) - Art collections

Notes

This plan closely matches the plan and room arrangement depicted in the presentation drawing of Playfair’s agreed design [5].

Level

Drawing

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