[43] Preliminary design for re-modelling the house, Ground Floor Plan, 13 November 1808

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  - Moggerhanger, Bedfordshire: (executed) alterations and additions for Godfrey Thornton, 1790-1799 and Stephen Thornton, 1806-1811 (89)
    - Preliminary designs for re-modelling the house, 13 November 1808 (2)

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SM 3/4/25

Purpose

[43] Preliminary design for re-modelling the house, Ground Floor Plan, 13 November 1808

Aspect

Ground floor plan by Soane with a domed vestibule and a bow-windowed breakfast room to the south and with two variant plans for the vestibule

Scale

(42a and b) to a scale (43) bar scale of 1/16 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Stephen Thornton Esq / Mogerhanger and rooms labelled: Library, M^rThorntons Room, Drawing Room, Antiroom / & / Breakast room, Eating Room, Servants Hall, Serv^ts/ dressing / room / &c, Passage to the offices &c &c, Housekeepers Room, Butler, Plate / Closet, Closet, Closet, Vestibule, Strong / Clo[set], Wat[er] Closet, The / best Staircase, Portico variant plans labelled: Take this side, Vestibule, Strong / Closet, Lobby (twice), Passage to Offices / &c and Butler, Strong / Closet

Signed and dated

13 November 1808
Nov^r13 : 1808

Medium and dimensions

brown pen, hatched on laid paper (470 x 582)

Hand

SOANE, Sir John (1754--1837), architect
Soane

Watermark

fleur-de-lis above cartouche with bar and below (?) GR

Level

Drawing

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