[1] Survey plan of 1795

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  - London: 25 later 70 Portland Place, alterations for Admiral Sir Alan (later 1st Lord) Gardner, 1795 and further alterations, 1810 (2)

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Reference number

SM 38/1/11

Purpose

[1] Survey plan of 1795

Aspect

Plans of basement and ground floor

Scale

bar scale of 1/8 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Lord Gardner / Plan of House No 25 / 70 / Portland Place

Medium and dimensions

Oen and sepia washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper (575 x 341)

Hand

Soane office

Notes

The basement runs the lengh of the site, that is, 115 feet excluding the cellars under the pavement and the front area, and is 26 feet wide; the ground floor is 52 feet long. This survey drawing has the (pencil) addition of a small stair in the basement and above it a minor change (in burnt umber wash) to the entrance of the back room of the first floor.

Level

Drawing

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