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[61] Design for stables, nd
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Reference number
SM vol. 67/3
Purpose
[61] Design for stables, nd
Aspect
Plan, elevation and sections
Scale
bar scale of 1/16 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
(pencil) Sam Thornton Esqr, labelled: Horizontal / Section A, B, Line, Section of Privy, Ground Line, Drain for water, Drain, Privy, Drain 12in Diam, A, Line of Section, B, 84ft by 65ft Dung Hole, A, A, Close Fence 5 feet Pales 3 Rails, Section of Bason, Ground Line, No one Inch yellow Deal Ledged Door free from Tap plough'd tounged & Beaded No 3 / ledges 9 Inches wide Door frame of Oak 5½ Inches by 4½ Rebated & Beaded No 2 Frames / do for Melon Ground & No 2 6 pannel 2 Inch Doors fd Bead flush & Sqaure the / top edge of rails plough'd with a small Groove & Edge of do 7.0 high by 3.6 / Champherd No 2 Oak 5 Bar Gates Splits 3½ wide 10 feet long / A Post & raild Fence 3.6 high framed with No 2 rails Size of Top rail 4'' x 4'' cutt Area / out of 4 Inch square Oak scantlings The Bottom rail 4'' by 3 Inches Posts 4½ by 3¼ / framed rough The sharp edge taken off the rails Housd into the / Post and dimensions given
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pink and yellow washes on laid paper, bound into volume (577 x 693)
Hand
Soane Office
Notes
This undated design is for a single long range of stables with an arcade of wide arches on one side and a pitched roof. The roof is supported by a queen post truss.
Level
Drawing
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