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[2] Presentation drawing for a prospect tower in a Gothic style
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Reference number
SM 65/3/4
Purpose
[2] Presentation drawing for a prospect tower in a Gothic style
Aspect
Plan; elevation; and rough elevation of a gothic porch
Scale
bar scale of 1/10 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
dimensions given and (pencil) calculations
Medium and dimensions
Pen and coloured washes, including sepia, grey, blue and olive green, within single wash border on laid paper (233 x 460)
Hand
Soane office
Watermark
fleur-de-lis with shield and W below
Notes
The castellated prospect tower resembles design 'No 1' sent to Dennison in April 1786 (see SM volume 41/67 verso and SM volume 41/68), with a multi-sided polygonal plan, narrow loop windows on three floors surmounted by a full range of round-headed windows on the fourth storey, surmounted by an additional stage. This drawing, however, has the internal stairwell surmounted by a gothic lantern. The pinnacled lantern has quatrefoils and crockets surrounding ogee arches on three sides. The open arches would have shed light into the stairwell within.
Level
Drawing
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