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Working drawings for the basement of the west building, one dated 12 April 1792 (2)
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Reference number
SM (17) 33/1/30 (18) 33/1/31
Purpose
Working drawings for the basement of the west building, one dated 12 April 1792 (2)
Aspect
17 Plan of part of the Basement Story of the House in Pallmall; and rough elevation of piers
18 Plan of the Basement Floor
Scale
(17-18) bar scale of 2/7 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
17 as above, The Marquis of Buckingham, dimensions given, (pencil) This to be 36 feet; (verso) Marqs Buckingham / Pall Mall / Plan of Basement floor
18 as above, The Marquis of Buckingham, NB This flue must be left standing / as it make[s] a pier to match / another at the corner A, A, plan labelled (pencil): Make these / windows / ---- --- / --- --- (illegible), leave an indent as ----, Situation of / this wall is / wrong, Situation of / this / wall is / wrong, Qy, Windows / straight or / place on / this story and dimensions given in pen and pencil; (verso) Marqs Buckingham / Pall Mall // Plan of Basement floor / Apl 19th 1792
Signed and dated
- (17) 1792 (18) Copy April 12th 1792 and sent (as above) 19 April 1792
Medium and dimensions
(17) Pen and pencil on wove paper with four fold marks (535 x 636) (18) pen and pink and grey washes, pencil, on wove paper with four fold marks (534 x 678)
Hand
(17-18) Frederick Meyer (1775-?, pupil April 1791-1796) and Soane
Notes
The west building was rebuilt, with a new basement as in drawings 17 and 18. The basement plans include those alterations made to drawing 14, with a segmental-plan alcove at the north end of the Servants' Hall and a timber partition towards the centre. Further alterations to the basement plan are suggested in pencil on drawing 18.
Level
Drawing
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