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[35] Design for siting the farm yard, c. 1794
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- Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
Reference number
SM 64/6/23
Purpose
[35] Design for siting the farm yard, c. 1794
Aspect
Ground plan showing alternative orientations of the farm yard with flier pinned to sheet showing a plan of the farm yard
Scale
bar scale of 1/13 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Wood, Kitchen Garden, Ratford / Orchard, Ratford / Garden, Ratford House, New Barn, Elsom / Garden, Elsom House, Elsom Barn, (red pen) lettered A to H corresponding to key A.A. Poulterers Apartments / B. Scalding Room / C. Utensil Room / D. Fountain 30 ft Diameter / E Roosting House 40 ft by 20 / F Hen House 20 ft by 20 / G House for Ducks & Geese 20 by 20 / H Poultry Yard 150 ft by 130 ft, The Square space enclosed with red lines / is the intended farm yard 209 ft by 240 ft, and flier labelled: wall --- 89.4 and lettered F to R; (verso) 154 East & West / Sides / 171 South / & North
Signed and dated
- c. 1794
Medium and dimensions
pencil, pen and grey and pink washes, brown pen, on laid paper with four fold marks and flier secured with pin (374 x 454)
Hand
Soane Office, draughtsman
Soane office
Soane office
Watermark
horn within crowned cartouche with GR below and IV
Literature
D. Stroud, 'The charms of natural landscape: the park and gardens at Wimpole II', Country Life, 13 September 1979, p. 760.
Level
Drawing
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