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[1] Survey plan, c.1791
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Reference number
SM 30/1B/26
Purpose
[1] Survey plan, c.1791
Aspect
Plan of the Principal Floor of Netheravon House
Scale
bar scale of ¼ inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
as above, rooms labelled: Breakfast Room, Best Staircase, Eating Room, Closet, Store Room, Butlers Pantry, Back Stairs, Study and fully dimensionsed
Signed and dated
- c.1791
Medium and dimensions
Pen and sepia wash, pricked for transfer on wove paper with one fold mark (564 x 690)
Hand
Soane Office, draughtsman
Soane office
Soane office
Notes
The original house measured 61 feet 8 inches wide by 46 feet 5 inches deep. Probably one unsatisfactory factor was that too much space was lost to the butler's pantry, closet and store room and to the secondary staircase. A comparison with SM 30/1B/17 shows that Soane's initial idea was to remove the service elements and to have four large reception rooms and a hall.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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