[11] Alternative design for alterations and additions

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
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  - Hinton St George, Somerset: survey drawings and unexecuted designs for alterations and additions, and for a lodge, for 4th Earl Poulett, 1796-7 (17)
    - Unexecuted designs for alterations and additions, 1796-7 (8)

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Reference number

SM 6/3/2

Purpose

[11] Alternative design for alterations and additions

Aspect

Sketch of a design for the proposed alterations at Hinton S^tGeorge

Scale

bar scale of 1/7 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, A AA must be equal, South, Withdrawing Room, Saloon, Library, Eating Room and Billiard Room

Signed and dated

May 1797

Medium and dimensions

Brown pen on wove paper with two fold marks (557 x 569)

Hand

Thomas Jeans (c.1775-1866) pupil August 1792-25 August 1797 with a Soane alteration to the portico

Notes

Soane proposes a loggia for the west elevation of the house fronting the Saloon. This involves removing the octagonal Hall that in drawing [9] became a Library flanked by Map Room and Book Room. Consequently the Library is now in what was a bed chamber behind the Saloon. The Hall has a cross vaulted ceiling supported on four columns while the Saloon appears to ahve a central dome flanked by compartments.

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Drawing

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