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[1] Survey plan of house and offices
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Reference number
SM 5/1/15
Purpose
[1] Survey plan of house and offices
Aspect
General Plan of House & Offices
Scale
bar scale of 1/10 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
as above, Henry Peters Esqre, Betchworth Castle, labelled :Drying Ground, Poultry House, Poultry Yard, Sheds (3 times), Coach horse / Stables, Stable Yard, Offices, House, Lawn (twice), Tool / House, Greenhouse and dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 10/07/1798
Lincolns Inn Fields July 10 1798
Medium and dimensions
Pen and sepia washes, some pencil, pricked for transfer on wove paper with one fold mark (557 x 686)
Hand
Henry Hake Seward (1778 - 1848)
Pupil and assistant May 1794 - September 1808. Information from the Soane office Day Book.
Pupil and assistant May 1794 - September 1808. Information from the Soane office Day Book.
Notes
The survey plan includes the outline of a proposed dairy, octagonal on plan. The stables lie very close to the house and this was to be remedied. The compass shows the favourable east-west orentation of the house.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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