[25] Design for the new offices, 27 January 1802

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  - Albury Park, Guildford, Surrey: alterations and additions for Samuel Thornton, 1800-10 (61)
    - Designs (elevations and sections) for new offices and alterations to the house, January 1802 (8)

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Reference number

SM vol. 67/14

Purpose

[25] Design for the new offices, 27 January 1802

Aspect

Elevation of Front N^o 3 [the south front] - See Ground Plan

Scale

bar scale of 1/6 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, labelled: Samuel Thornton Esq^r, floor (twice) and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

27 January 1802
L.I.F^ds Jan^y 27 1801 (sic); (alterations to roof) April 4 1802; April 3^d 1803 / Clock

Medium and dimensions

Pen, brown pen and sepia wash on laid paper (333 x 579)

Hand

Soane Office

Notes

The reference to 'Front No 3' relates to drawing [20]. This drawing has been altered by Soane, perhaps on more than one occasion. In pen, a hipped roof has been added and scored lines have been added to the tower. In pencil, a small dome with a vane has been added to the tower. The outbuildings' large windows conceal the fact that this is a two-storey structure. To the right is one of the passages connecting the new offices to the house.

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Drawing

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