Designs for alterations to the basement, 11 and 12 Downing Street, December 1825

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  - London: 10-12 Downing Street: designs for alterations, 1825 (22)

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Reference number

SM (22) 50/4/6

Purpose

Designs for alterations to the basement, 11 and 12 Downing Street, December 1825

Aspect

22 Plan of Basement of Mr Lushington's House / and the House adjoining

Scale

bar scale of 1/6 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, labelled: Downing Square, Knife house, Housekeeper's Room (twice), Servants Hall, Kitchen (twice), Cellar (twice), Scullery

Signed and dated

L. I. F. / 30^th Dec^r 1825

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia and pink washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper (350 x 574)

Hand

Soane office

Watermark

P (sic)

Notes

The proposed alterations are for three small service rooms or closets at the rear of the building, beneath the new eating room.

Level

Drawing

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