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[3] Design for a new entrance front, 11 November 1800
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Reference number
SM 4/4/9
Purpose
[3] Design for a new entrance front, 11 November 1800
Aspect
Elevation of the Entrance Front; (verso) plan of a staircase
Scale
bar scale of 1/8 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
as above, G. W. Thelusson (sic) Esq
Signed and dated
- 11 November 1800
Nov 11 1800
Medium and dimensions
Pen and sepia wash, (verso: pencil) pricked for transfer on wove paper (337 x 554)
Hand
Henry Hake Seward or Thomas Sword
Notes
This design shows the building to be a low, two-storeyed house of five bays with an attic over the central bay. At the centre of the elevation is an Ionic portico of four columns. The outer bays have pairs of giant pilasters. In contrast to the survey plan (drawing [1]) the elevation has been regularised and the porch is an entirely new addition. The attic, which has fluted or incised pilasters either side of a relief or inscription, would seem to be Soane's work.
Level
Drawing
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