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Record copies of early and intermediate designs for stables, made c. 1786 (3)
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Reference number
SM 'Miscellaneous / Drawings / of / Architectural / Designs' volume 59/149, volume 59/147, volume 59/148
Purpose
Record copies of early and intermediate designs for stables, made c. 1786 (3)
Aspect
67 Elevation and section on the Line A.B. and Elevation on the Line C.D.; both drawings are reduced copies of elevations on drawing 1, datable to 1783
68 Copy of Elevation from A. to B., Elevation from C. to D., Elevation from E. to F. and Elevation from G. to H.
69 Copy of Elevation from I. to K. and Elevation from L. to M.
68 Copy of Elevation from A. to B., Elevation from C. to D., Elevation from E. to F. and Elevation from G. to H.
69 Copy of Elevation from I. to K. and Elevation from L. to M.
Scale
(67) bar scale of 1/15 in to 1 ft (68-69) bar scale of 1/12 in to 1 ft
Inscribed
as above and (67) Stable Buildings and Letton Hall (68) G.Dillingham Esqr,Stables at Letton, All the Arches to the Doors & Windows / & Recesses to be in rough Work and dimensions given (69) B.G.Dillingham Esqr, Stables at Letton, S.S. These Plinths to be of Stone and dimensions given
Medium and dimensions
(67) Pen, buff, black and light blue washes, shaded on laid paper (230 x 260) (68) pen, cream, sepia, blue, yellow and pink washes, shaded on laid paper (386 x 282) (69) pen, cream, sepia and blue washes on laid paper (266 x 424) all bound into volume 59
Hand
67-69 John McDonnell (1770- ?, pupil, 18 March 1786 to 1791)
Watermark
(67) fleur-de-lis (68) fleur-de-lis above cartouche with bend and below, GR (69) I Taylor
Notes
Drawing 67 is copied from an early scheme (see drawing 1) though a little more finished with, for example, Venetian crenellation added to a parapet.
Drawings 68 to 69 appear to be for an intermediate scheme where the semicircular layout has given way to an almost square overall plan in which the corners are emphasised by two-storey pavilions with pyramidal slate roofs and revealed rafter ends; the elevations modelled by blind and open round-headed arches. The design is suavely Italianate.
The only drawing for the stables that partly reflects the built design is on the verso of a copy of a design for the offices (drawing 65). A photograph in P.Dean, op.cit. shows the pedimented, two-bay centre of the stable building that corresponds, more or less, with that of the drawing. It differs, for example, in the built design having an open pediment and pilasters while the drawing has a closed pediment and no pilasters. In the same photograph, the right-hand wing has pavilion ends similar to those shown on drawings 68 and 69 above.
P.Dean wrote of the stables that there was 'extensive remodelling in the nineteenth century' including the addition of a 'clock tower at the centre of the eastern range and the roofing but Soane's redbrick arches are still clearly visible on the rear elevation'.
Drawings 68 to 69 appear to be for an intermediate scheme where the semicircular layout has given way to an almost square overall plan in which the corners are emphasised by two-storey pavilions with pyramidal slate roofs and revealed rafter ends; the elevations modelled by blind and open round-headed arches. The design is suavely Italianate.
The only drawing for the stables that partly reflects the built design is on the verso of a copy of a design for the offices (drawing 65). A photograph in P.Dean, op.cit. shows the pedimented, two-bay centre of the stable building that corresponds, more or less, with that of the drawing. It differs, for example, in the built design having an open pediment and pilasters while the drawing has a closed pediment and no pilasters. In the same photograph, the right-hand wing has pavilion ends similar to those shown on drawings 68 and 69 above.
P.Dean wrote of the stables that there was 'extensive remodelling in the nineteenth century' including the addition of a 'clock tower at the centre of the eastern range and the roofing but Soane's redbrick arches are still clearly visible on the rear elevation'.
Literature
P.Dean, Sir John Soane and the country estate, 1999, p.167
Level
Drawing
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