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[7] Variant design for the theatre, November 1790
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Reference number
SM 61/5/6
Purpose
[7] Variant design for the theatre, November 1790
Aspect
Ground floor plan
Scale
bar scale of 3/20 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Plan of the King's Theatre in the Haymarket, Haymarket, Oldhouses, Market Lane 15'7" wide, and dimensions given, (pencil) Horse shoe and calculations
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen and grey and pink washes on laid paper (714 x 584)
Hand
Soane office
Notes
On 6 November Soane met O'Reilly for 2 hours and Chawner delivered to Mr O'Reilly plans showing Novoskielski's and Mr Taylor's intended design for the opera house. Soane had frequent meetings through November concerning the designs of the old and new opera houses. On 18 November, the date of this drawing, he met Mr Sheldon and Mr Witham for 3 hours to discuss the opera. The drawing shows outlines of a design for the theatre and the houses owned by Edward Vanbrugh (descendant of the architect) fronting Haymarket. Vanbrugh owned the ground lease for the theatre. In an attempt to block the reconstruction of King's Theatre, O'Reilly purchased the reversion of the Haymarket ground lease from Edward Vanbrugh in March 1790.
Level
Drawing
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