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[14] Survey drawing, 9 December 1793
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Reference number
SM 29/3/11v
Purpose
[14] Survey drawing, 9 December 1793
Aspect
Plan of the One Pair Floors; (verso) see SM 29/3/11
Scale
bar scale of 3/20 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
as above, The Countess of Pembroke, lettered A to L corresponding with key: A. From the Ground floor to the top of this / landing is 8':9" / B. Two feet lower than A / C. 1½ inch higher than D / E 4':7"¼ above C / D Top of this landing 6':9" above the level of / Ground floor under it / F 4':4" above G NB Skylight over F to light Passage / H 1':6" lower than F / I 1:6 lower than E / K 1':10" above level of D & 8'7" from / the Ground floor under it / L lower than K 1':0", dimensions given, (pencil) No 1 / Lady['s] Chamber, door, closet, (?)Living Rooms, nursery, lead, Bedchamber first floor and dimensions given
Signed and dated
- Great Scotland Yard Decr 9th 1793
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen and wash on wove paper pricked for transfer with one fold mark (663 x 527)
Hand
Frederick Meyer (pupil 1791-96)
Notes
This drawing and SM 29/3/10 are surveys of the house in 1793. Between 1788 and 1793, Soane built a north-west wing and additional offices to Pembroke Lodge, and he made minor alterations such as the installation of a Venetian window at the east front. Pencil alterations to this drawing and SM 29/3/10 suggest additions to the east and a bombé front facing west.
The keyed inscriptions on both drawings refer to the varying ceiling and floor levels of the ground and first floors, respectively.
The verso of SM 29/3/10 has an unfinished section showing two buildings linked by an arched entrance. The building on the left-hand side has a mezzanine and chimneys at both ends. The building on the right has two storeys, its windows set within blind segmental-headed arches. In March and April 1794 drawings were made for alterations to the cottage, including (on 15 April) a section for a building with mezzanine. SM 29/3/10 verso is probably a preliminary design for these alterations.
The verso of drawing this drawing is SM 29/3/11, a design for the first floor.
The keyed inscriptions on both drawings refer to the varying ceiling and floor levels of the ground and first floors, respectively.
The verso of SM 29/3/10 has an unfinished section showing two buildings linked by an arched entrance. The building on the left-hand side has a mezzanine and chimneys at both ends. The building on the right has two storeys, its windows set within blind segmental-headed arches. In March and April 1794 drawings were made for alterations to the cottage, including (on 15 April) a section for a building with mezzanine. SM 29/3/10 verso is probably a preliminary design for these alterations.
The verso of drawing this drawing is SM 29/3/11, a design for the first floor.
Level
Drawing
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