[11] Design for the ground floor of a new Parliament House

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- William Kent (c.1685-1748): Westminster, London: designs for a new Parliament House, 1733-c.1748 (37)
  - The Intermediate 'Chiswick' Scheme, c.1734-39 (7)

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Reference number

SM 36/2/16

Purpose

[11] Design for the ground floor of a new Parliament House

Aspect

Ground floor plan

Scale

bar scale of 5/9 inch to 10 feet

Inscribed

labelled: Thames, Extends 300 feet, 232 feet

Signed and dated

1734-39
circa

Medium and dimensions

Pen and sepia (brown) wash, pricked for transfer within single ruled border on laid paper (374 x 512)

Hand

William Kent (1685 - 1748)

Watermark

Notes

The ground floor provides four points of access - one on each side of the building. The entrance from Old Palace Yard leads to a large, vaulted space, on either side of which are large, geometrical staircases that lead to the piano nobile. Two spiral staircases also serve the piano nobile, providing access for visitors arriving from the river entrance.

(Salmon, p. 342)

Level

Drawing

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