Set of plans and drawings relating to the building of the South East Wing for men, by Watson and Pritchett, York

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Plans and drawings comprise the following: 1. General plan of Retreat buildings with proposed alterations and additions (Includes the 1817 Gentlemen’s Lodge. Plan has instructions keyed to it on which buildings to be taken down and which walls to be erected) 2. Ground plan and Chamber plan (Gives functions of rooms for ground floor rooms; for upper rooms only dimensions given) 3. North, South and East elevations 4. West elevation, longitudinal section and transverse section 5. Specification and drawings of the Ironfounder’s work on the iron windows; gives section and elevation of windows 6. Plan of the sashes and frames at large 7. Cornice and blocking at large; gives profile section

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Set of plans and drawings relating to the building of the South East Wing for men, by Watson and Pritchett, York

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