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[1] Record copy, Plan and elevations of lodges and gate, c. 11 April 1785
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Reference number
SM volume 41/ 69 verso
Purpose
[1] Record copy, Plan and elevations of lodges and gate, c. 11 April 1785
Aspect
Plan, front elevation of lodges and gate, side elevation
Scale
bar scale of 1/7 inch to 1 foot (approximately)
Inscribed
Design for the Lodges at Benacre in Suffolk / Sir Thos Gooch Bart
Signed and dated
- c. 11 April 1785
datable to c. 11 April 1785 (see Notes in group folder)
Medium and dimensions
Pen on laid paper (364 x 244) bound into 'Precedents in Architecture ' SM volume 41
Hand
Pupil 1786-91 John McDonnell, draughtsman
John McDonnell (pupil, 18 March 1786-91)
John McDonnell (pupil, 18 March 1786-91)
Watermark
T French
Literature
P. Dean, Sir John Soane and the country estate, 1999, p.171 (Ptolomey Dean links the two designs (one uninscribed) as for Benacre Hall and this does seem right)
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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