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[1] Survey of the house, 10 November 1800
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Reference number
SM 4/4/11
Purpose
[1] Survey of the house, 10 November 1800
Aspect
Plan of the ground floor
Scale
bar scale of 1/8 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
G. W. Thelusson (sic) Esqre / Novr 1800, labelled: Drawing Room, Hall, Library, Servants' Hall, House Keeper, Butler, Passage to the Offices, Principal / Staircase, Breakfast Room, Eating Room, Mr Ts / Dressing / Room
Signed and dated
- 10 November 1800
Nov 10 1800
Medium and dimensions
Pen and sepia wash, pricked for transfer on wove paper (337 x 555)
Hand
Henry Hake Seward (1778 - 1848)
Pupil and assistant May 1794 - September 1808.
Pupil and assistant May 1794 - September 1808.
Notes
The existing house appears to have been built up over several phases. The thick walls suggest an older structure that was added to at a later date. At the centre of the house is an open-newel staircase, with servants' offices to the right and domestic spaces below and to the left.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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