[13] Plan No.1 for the ground floor

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
- Country houses, etc.
  - Combe House, Gittisham, Honiton, Devonshire: designs for alterations and additions, 1805-1808 and designs for a new house,1811 for Reymundo Putt, 1805-1811 (40 )
    - Record drawings, 1807-08 (8)

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Reference number

SM volume 64/165

Purpose

[13] Plan No.1 for the ground floor

Aspect

P>lan of the Principal Floor with / proposed alterations and additions

Scale

bar scale of 1/10 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, Reymundo Putt Esq^re / Combe House, N^o1 labelled A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X, A Porch, B Hall, C Mr Putt's Room, D Best Staircase, E Eating Room, F Drawing Room or Library, G Library or Drawing Room, H Servants Hall, I Entrance to Offices, K Common Staircase, L Housekeepers Room, M Butlers Pantry, N Kitchen, O Scullery, P Dry Larder, Q Stairs to Washouse, R Wet Larder, S Dairy, T Brewhouse, U Sheds, V Sheds, W Sheds, X Cleaning Shoes / Y Office Court

Signed and dated

19/11/1807
Nov^r 19^th 1807

Medium and dimensions

Pen and sepia washes, partly pricked for transfer, on laid paper(285 x 452)

Hand

Robert Dennis Chantrell (1793-1872) - pupil June 1807 - January 1814, is the most likely draghtsman since the office Day Book has him 'Copying drawings into the Book' on the relevant dates

Watermark

J Whatman

Notes

The scheme is more ambitions than the earlier designs for the first floor since, for example, it now includes a service court. The drawing from which this one was copied is lacking.

Level

Drawing

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