Explore Collections
You are here:
CollectionsOnline
/
[17] Presentation drawing for the drains, 7 August 1798
Browse
Reference number
SM 29/3/9
Purpose
[17] Presentation drawing for the drains, 7 August 1798
Aspect
Ground plan showing The Plan of the Drains
Scale
bar scale of 1/64 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
as above, The Countess of Pembroke, Richmond Park, plan lettered a to c (multiple times) corresponding to key Reference / a, a, & c Iron Grates / b, b, &c Patent Stink Traps / c, c, &c Sink Tiles, Pipe, 14" diam[eter], 18 feet, drain from the pantry in the basement floor, 9 feet, new 18" / drain, cess poole / 5 -/- (illegible) drain / 7 feet deep, 43 feet, 50 feet, 18 feet, 12 inch drain, 12 inch drain, cesspool / 8 feet deep / 4:6 diamr, drain / from the / water closet, 10 feet, 12" drain, water / butt, bathing / tub, sink W/C / in scullery, 9 inch drain, 9 inch drain / 11 feet, 6 inch drain, 9 inch drain, 14 inch drain
Signed and dated
- Lincolns Inn Fields August 7th 1798
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen and grey and red washes within triple-ruled and black and grey wash border on laid paper (592 x 477)
Hand
Henry Hake Seward (pupil 1794-1808) and George Mansfield (surveyor 1797-98)
Watermark
J Larking and fleur-de-lis over cartouche with GR below
Notes
An arrangement of drains surrounds Pembroke Lodge, carrying water and waste away from the house.
Alterations to the property in 1798 cost £53:15:3½, consisting mainly of work on the drains.
Alterations to the property in 1798 cost £53:15:3½, consisting mainly of work on the drains.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk