Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire, England: Plan, elevations, sections and details for the gate and lodges

People:

Unknown, Great Britain, 18th century (draughtsman)
Sir John Soane (draughtsman)
Sir John Soane (architect)
Philip Yorke, Earl of Hardwicke (patron)

Title:

Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire, England: Plan, elevations, sections and details for the gate and lodges

Date:

1794

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

working drawing
detail drawing

Technique and media:

Pen and black ink, black wash and graphite on wove paper; inscriptions: brown ink and graphite

Dimensions:

sheet (irreg.): 70 x 54 cm

Reference number:

DR1983:0855

Drawing Type:

line drawing
finished drawing

Method of Projection:

plan (drawing)
sections (orthographic drawings)
elevations (drawings)

Inscription:

inscribed - by the draughtsman?, in brown ink, l.l.: "The Earl of Hardwicke"; l.c.: "Lodges at Wimpole"; l.r.: "Copy of the drawing Mr. Provis took with him / March 11th. 1794"; l.l., sideways : "Copy: "Sent to Provis June 18: 1794"; construction materials identified for details; inscribed - by John Soane? in graphite, l.l.: "2 1/2 hang over"; inscribed - in a later hand, in graphite, u.r.: "Sir John Soane [partially underlined] / 1794 [underlined]"

Location:

Cambridgeshire; England; United Kingdom;

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

gatehouse

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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