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[56] Design for alterations to ground floor
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Reference number
SM 34/2/14
Purpose
[56] Design for alterations to ground floor
Aspect
Sketch for a design for the Alterations and Additions to Port Eliot
Scale
to a scale of 1/8 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
as above, The Lord Eliot and labelled: Chamber, Library, Anti Room, Vestibule, Lords / Dressing / Room, Chamber, Lady Dressing / Room, Eating Room, Upper Part of Kitchen, (cancelled) Upper Part of / Scullery, Dressing Room, Hall, Saloon & Gallery, Anti Room and Withdrawing Room
Signed and dated
- 00/11/1804
Novr 1804
Medium and dimensions
Pen and sepia wash, pricked for transfer on laid paper (491 x 688)
Hand
Attributed to Henry Hake Seward (1778 - 1848)
Pupil and assistant May 1794 - September 1808.
Pupil and assistant May 1794 - September 1808.
Notes
A comparison with survey drawings [49]-[50] shows that the west wings have been removed allowing for a new west elevation which includes a large entrance portico that gives on to a west/east enfilade through the house. This is supported by a service corridor also running east to west.
Level
Drawing
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