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52 Sketch of the Ground Floor of Mr Fosters Premises in Queen Street Norwich with part of a section through a wall and (verso) an unidentified rough plan
53 Plan of the 1 Pair Floor of Mr Fosters Premises / in Queen St Norwich
54 Rough Plan of the Chamber Floor of / Mr Foster's Premises in Queen St / Norwich
55 Rough rear elevation
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52 as above, labelled: Abt 8.4 high covered with Ivy, Old Wall, Correct Plan of the Estate, At 8 ft high, Building, Paved wt Brick, Brewhouse / copper not / included Window of / College, Wind[ow], Cuts in end of Church / Yard, Pantry, Lean to, 11 above, Abt 1 ft below / Kitchen, 2 above, Shelves, 2 w above gd, Tiled, Coals &c, K--- (illegible) / Area, Tank, Step, Pump, Closet, 6.3 to Landing, 6½ below, Stone, Steps down / to Cellar, Steps up, Kitchen, Paved with / Stone, Pantry Boarded, Hall Paved / with Stone / Stucco & Dado, Stucco to / Skirts / beaded cornice / Marble ----- (illegible) / Batten Floor / Window bead 2 ft from / floor, Step, Door, Beam in Ceil[in]g, Stone, Door, Shelves, Wood, Door, Office, a. A Chimney / appears to have / been removed, Cellar, Wall, Dado, Plaster, Low Building hiding to Mr Foster, Door to be stopped up, and dimensions given; (verso): Upper part of --- (illegible) buildings, and dimensions given
53 as above, labelled: Old ?Carved Baluster / Wains[co]t ends / Deal ---- (illegible) / from gd floor ----- ---- (illegible) & handmade, Noise of Stove / was made good, Pantiles, Wall battened, Paper good to Skirts / ?Corniced, floor good / to Window ---- (illegible) - 1.6 / to Window Sill - 2.7 / Wood Chy Dresser / & Marble, Papered to Skirts / Door lock bad / Sash fine ----- (illegible) good / floor sunk, Wood Coping, Tiled Roof, Carpenter Shop, Qy Mr Mileham - Qy Fixtures, 8.6 from floor to -------- (illegible) / of Window ---- (illegible), Battened floor / 1.10 above, 9.9 to bottom / of Cornice / Battened & Papered / with red flock Paper / to skirts ?Salter Wood / Marble Chy & Steel / Register Grate / Window 1.5 from floor / to top of head of Sash, 2 Closets over / ab 1.2 deep
54 as above, labelled: Ch, Paper & paint good / Stone & Wood Ch / Floor good, Ch, Closet, Roof, 3.7 below, Semici (sic) W[indow], 11 Steps, Battered, Ceil[in]g wet / Paper destroyed / One floor, Floor v[er]y bad, Ch, Paper bad, Fold, Paper to Skirts / v[er]y bad, Ch, Step, and dimensions given
55 labelled: Bad, Glazed Pantiles Lead ---- (illegible), 3 courses very bad, Tiles, above, and some dimensions given
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- (51, 54) June 1828 (52, 53) 14th June 1828
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Drawing 55 shows a three storey building with five bays and giant orders.
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