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Presentation drawings of a design for the south front and variant designs for the entrance front, February 1789 (3)

Soane presented three variant designs of Bentley Priory on 18 February 1789. Drawings 4 to 14 are probably the 11 sheets presented to the Hon. John James Hamilton. Drawings 4 to 6 are elevations of the proposed wing, showing two variant designs for its north front (drawings 5 and 6) and a single design for the south front (drawing 4). The alternative north elevations correspond with design Nos I and II (drawings 7-10 and 11-13, respectively) and the south elevation corresponds with both designs, although it is labelled as design No I.

The south front of the existing house (drawing 4) has five bays alternating with Corinthian pilasters. Each bay has a recessed decorative panel between the first and ground floors. The attic is faced with pilasters surmounted by urns. The ground floor is raised and accessed by a staircase. The proposed east addition has taller storeys than the existing building and its face is relatively plain, with a bracketed cornice surrounding the hipped roof and minimal window dressings. A top-lit circular room is at the end of the house and articulated with blind windows and pedimented projections.

Drawings 5 and 6 show alternative north elevations, with design No I (drawing 5) projecting in two bays. As in the rear elevation, a bracketed cornice surrounds the hipped roof.
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