[1] Presentation drawing of a preliminary design for the offices, 7 April 1790

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  - Woodeaton Manor, Oxfordshire: office wing and alterations to the house, 1790 (12)
    - Presentation drawing of a preliminary design for the offices, 7 April 1790

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Reference number

SM 29/5F/1

Purpose

[1] Presentation drawing of a preliminary design for the offices, 7 April 1790

Aspect

Ground floor plan including surrounding plantings

Scale

bar scale of 1/6 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Design for the Offices at Wood Eaton, John Weyland Esq^r, Bookcase / or / closet, Butler / 7'0" by 10'0", Scullery / 11'6" by 10'0", Servants Hall / 19'0" by 13'0", The Housekeeper's Room / 17'0" by 14'0", Passage from offices to the House, Kitchen / 24'0" by 17'0", Coals and Wood, Arcade, Lobby, Entrance, Dry larder, Wet larder / 19'6" by 6'9", Kitchen Court

Signed and dated

7 April 1790
Copy Ap^l7^th 1790

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, pen and wash on laid paper (477 x 565)

Hand

Soane Office
Soane office

Watermark

Portman Bridges and fleur-de-lis within crowned cartouche and GR below

Level

Drawing

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