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33 West elevation
34 South elevation
35 Alternative west elevation
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33 Marquiss of Buckingham, plan lettered A (twice) corresponding to A.A. Glass is needful
34 Marquiss of Buckingham, plan lettered A (twice) corresponding to A.A. Glass is needful
35 Marquiss of Buckingham, No 2 This soonest done & perhaps most in character / with the other parts of the Room
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- (32) Lincolns Inn Fields / March 5th 1794 (33) Lindons Inn Fields / March 5 1794 (34) Lincolns Inn Fields / March 5 1794 (35) Lincolns Inn Fields / March 5th 1794
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The south-east corner of the ground floor has been partitioned and rearranged. The original library occupied all four bays of this corner, as shown on drawing 14. In the proposed plan (drawing 32), a secondary staircase is added and a small anti-room is included to the west. The water closet is rearranged to make room for a lobby with a direct communication from the stairwell to this new library.
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