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- 8 July 1801
Copy Lincolns Inn Fields / July 8 1801
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Pupil January 1799 - 1804.
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The entrance front is characterised by a much-simplified triumphal arch that is superimposed onto the façade. The only two openings in the elevation are the entrance, which has a pedimented, Doric portico at the top of three steps, and the segmental-headed window above. Both of these features are set within a large, recessed arch. The projecting walls, which incorporate the chimney stacks, are very simply decorated with two arched and two circular recesses, and are linked by a balustrade above the chamber floor. On top of the hipped roof is a broad lantern. Today, the entrance front is recognisable but has been much altered.
For the significance of the triumphal arch motif and the inspiration for its use at Norwood Hall, see P. Guillery, 'Norwood Hall and Micklefield Hall. Works by Sir John Soane', Architectural History, 30, 1987, pp. 181-200.
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