[4] Copy of an alternative design for the basement floor, 8 July 1801

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Reference number

SM 4/4/18

Purpose

[4] Copy of an alternative design for the basement floor, 8 July 1801

Aspect

Plan of the Basement Floor and Section through M^r Robins Room &^c

Scale

to a scale of 1/3 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, M^r Robins, labelled: Closets, Recess, Kitchen, M^r Robins Room, Floor, Cellar, Ground Line, Basement Floor, M^r Robins Room, Principal Floor, Mezzanine, Chambers and dimensions given

Signed and dated

8 July 1801
(Copy) Lincolns Inn Fields July 8^th 1801

Medium and dimensions

Pen, light red and yellow washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper (560 x 665)

Hand

Thomas Sword
Pupil January 1799 - 1804.

Watermark

WL 1794

Notes

Drawings [4]-[6] include the pencil alterations added to drawings [1]-[3].

In contrast to drawing [1] the layout of the basement floor is different, with fewer but larger rooms, although the Kitchen retains the same position towards the rear of the house. The room off the staircase, previously labelled as 'Earth', is now designated as 'Mr Robins Room'. Below it is a low cellar and, above, a mezzanine (shown in section).

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