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Design for new committee rooms and additions to Black Rod's house, May 1826
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- Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
Reference number
SM 51/3/7
Purpose
Design for new committee rooms and additions to Black Rod's house, May 1826
Aspect
Plan of the Ground Floor
Scale
bar scale of 1/15 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
as above, Design for New Committee Rooms / House of Lords, labelled: No 1, (pencil) Door, No 2, 3, No 4, 19'1'', 25'4'', 25'4'' by 13'7'', Mr Courtenay / 13 x 16.0, Scullery, Wine Cellar, Eating Room, 29'0'', 22'0'', Hall, Kitchen, Servants / Hall / 13'6'' by 18'0'', Servants / Room, Parlor, Housekeeper / 13'6'' x 18'0''
Signed and dated
- May 1826
Lincolns Inn Fields / May 1826
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pink, dark pink, black and blue washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper (242 x 321)
Hand
Soane Office
Watermark
James Whatman Turkey Mill 1824
Notes
The number of rooms on the ground floor has increased to five (compared to three in SM 51/3/15) and the geometric staircase has been replaced by an open-newel staircase in the centre of the building. A large, western extension to include an eating room and a room for 'Mr Courtenay' has been added to Black Rod's house. The extension was not executed.
Level
Drawing
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