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Reference number

SM 46/5/8

Purpose

[20] Outline survey plan

Aspect

Outline survey plan with running dimensions

Scale

to a scale

Inscribed

W H Fellowes Esqr / Ramsey Abbey, Door and running dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • 05/06/1804
    Lincolns Inn Fields / June 5th 1804

Medium and dimensions

Pen on laid paper (340 x 574)

Hand

Soane office

Notes

A comparison with the design plans for the ground show floor that Soane was aiming for regularity, balance and convenience. In his designs the entrance to the building was made clear by a portico of generous proportions that gave on to a lobby with a cloister on either side that lead to the reception rooms.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

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