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| Title | Melsetter House, Hoy, Orkney (photocopy) | |
| Collection | Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection | |
| Maker | Lethaby;William Richard; | |
| Other | Traced by John Brandon-Jones | |
| Date | 5 October 1898 (original sketch by Lethaby) | |
| Id Number Current Accession | R.115.1 | |
| Id Number Current Repository | 2607 | |
| Inscription | As title and - "Traced from original sketch design by W.R.Lethaby, 2 Grays Inn Square, London WC1. Dated 5th October 1898. General Plan: Scale about 15 feet to an inch"; and buildings, gardens, etc. are all labelled accordingly. | |
| Subject | Lethaby;William Richard; | |
| Notes | Formerly P.142.1 Photocopy of the plans for Melsetter House, Hoy, Orkney. Redrawn by John Branden-Jones after Lethaby. Lethaby was the principal architect for Melsetter House, contracted by Thomas Middlemore, an affluent Birmingham business man. |
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| Object Notes | General plans for Melsetter House including outbuildings, grounds etc. See also R.115.2-4. | |
| Object References | (re. Melsetter House) | |
| Relation Exhibition | W R Lethaby 1857-1931: architecture, design and education, London, Central School of Arts and Crafts | |
| Relation References | Book: Rubens;Godfrey;, William Richard Lethaby: his life and work 1857-1931, Architectural Press. 1986. Sale catalogue: Christies. 29 October 1991. Thesis: Rubens;Godfrey;, The life and work of William Richard Lethaby (1857-1931), Ph.D., Unive |
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| Rights | University of the Arts London, Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection | |
| Technique | photocopy | |
| Work Type | Reproduction | |