The Office of Sir John Soane, R.A. (1784-1833)

Plan of the Hall Storey of Burn Hall, County Durham (illustrated); Plans for René Payne Esq, at Sulby Hall, Northamptonshire (3); and Plans for unidentified designs (6)

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The Office of Sir John Soane, R.A. (1784-1833)
Plan of the Hall Storey of Burn Hall, County Durham (illustrated); Plans for René Payne Esq, at Sulby Hall, Northamptonshire (3); and Plans for unidentified designs (6)
the first (illustrated) inscribed 'The Plan of the Hall Story of Burnhall' (upper centre) and annotated with scale and notes; three inscribed 'René Payne Esq.', (lower left) and variously inscribed 'Plan of the Garrets', 'Plan of the Ground Floor', 'Plan of the Chamber Floor' (lower centre) and annotated with scale and notes
pencil, pen and grey ink, grey, pink or ochre wash, on paper
18 1/8 x 23 in. (46 x 58.4 cm.), and smaller
Together with one unidentified pen and ink floor plan; and a pencil drawing of a beaker by other hands (12)

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Lot Essay

Burn Hall, County Durham was one of Soane's earliest projects. He is recorded as designing the cowhouse there for George Smith in 1783 but is also known to have executed other plans for the Hall.
Soane rebuilt Sulby Hall, in Northamptonshire, for René Payne in 1792-5. It was extensively remodelled in the early 1830s and demolished circa 1953.

We are grateful to Stephen Astley, Helen Dorey and Susan Palmer and the rest of the team at the Sir John Soane's Museum, London for all their assistance with the group of 18th and 19th century architectural drawings and designs.

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