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[53] Presentation drawing showing an alternative design for a second addition, Ground floor plan, 15 October 1789
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Reference number
SM volume 59/79
Purpose
[53] Presentation drawing showing an alternative design for a second addition, Ground floor plan, 15 October 1789
Aspect
Ground floor plan
Scale
bar scale of 1/14 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
The principal floor of Bentley Priory with the proposed additions, 30 feet diamr, 30'0" by 24'0", 19'7"½ by 24'0", 17'0" by 30'0", 24'0" by 36'0", Hall / 44'0" by 30'0", Vestibule / 24'0" by 10'0", Entrance for Carriages / 24'0" by 12'0", 50'0" by 30'0", 40'0" by 30'0"
Signed and dated
- 15 October 1789
Welbeck Street Octr 15th 1789
Medium and dimensions
Pen and grey and pink washes, pencil, within single-ruled and pink wash border on laid paper (475 x 291)
Hand
Attributed to Sanders, John (1768--1826) - Library - Catalogs, draughtsman
attributed to John Sanders (1768 - , pupil 1784-90)
attributed to John Sanders (1768 - , pupil 1784-90)
Watermark
sheet pasted down
Notes
Drawing 53 has an entrance for carriages on the north front leading into a lozenge-shaped vestibule and further into a large hall. The front elevation is not aligned with the back elevation. The design may be an attempt to make extensive alterations to the old house while maintaining its structure.
Level
Drawing
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