Add MS 78129

Althorp Papers. Vol. mmdcccxxix. Maps and plans of Althorp, co. Northt.

A. Two plans of the bookcases in the library; circa 1760. No architect named. Scale indeterminable.

Ink on paper. Plans 320 x 305mm and 477 x 365mm on sheet 560 x 760mm.

B. 'Elevation towards the house', by F. R. S. Hiorne; 1778.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 350 x 520mm.

C. Plan of stables, and related papers, by [?] Horing [?]; 1778.

Two items on one sheet 760 x 555mm. Paper; ff. 2.

1. 'An Estimation taken of the Repairs, wanting to be Done at the Sundry Buildings Round the Stable Court'. Paper; ff. 2. 317 x 198mm.

2. Section of the stable roof before and after alterations. Scale indeterminable. Ink on paper. 230 x 325mm.

D. 'A Plan and Survey of Althorp Liberties in the Parish of Brington in the County of Northampton Belonging to the Right Honble Earl Spencer' by John Corris; 1778. Scale: 9 chains to the inch [1:7128]. North at top. Depicts Althorp Park, Althorp House, and neighbouring lands.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 441 x 327mm.

E. 'A Plan and Survey of Althorp Liberties in the Parish of Brington in the County of Northampton Belonging to the Right Honble Earl Spencer' by John Corris; 1778. Scale: 9 chains to the inch [1:7128]. North at top. Shows Althorp Park and house, surrounding fields, roads, and neighbouring lordships. A key details the size of each field. Heavily faded and cracked.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 447 x 330mm.

F. Plan of Althorp House and grounds, [by Henry Holland]; 1787. Scale: 130 feet to the inch [1:1560]. North at top. With key.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 335 x 394mm.

G. 'Althorp General Plan of the Ground round the House' [by Henry Holland]; 1790. Scale: 70 feet to the inch [1:840]. North at top.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 435 x 535mm.

H. 'Plan of the Althorpe Park Estate'; [18^th cent.?]. No surveyor named. Scale: 3 chains to the inch [1:2376]. West at top. Shows field boundaries in colour, field sizes, roads, and a railway line. Althorp House and gardens depicted. Draft.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 979 x 1082mm. Two sheets.

I. 'Contents of the Althorp Plan'; [18th cent.?]. Terrier detailing the size of fields around Althorp and Brington. It is not apparent to which map the terrier refers.

Paper; ff. 1. 320 x 195mm.

J. 'Plan of the Althorpe Park Estate in the County of Northampton'; [18th cent.?]. No surveyor named. Scale: 6 chains to the inch [1:4752]. Key gives details such as name and size of each part of the grounds. Presentation map.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 616 x 821mm.

K. Plan of the old gardens; [18th cent.?]. Scale: 1 chain to the inch [1:792]. No surveyor named.

Ink on paper. 460 x 460mm.

L. Ceiling or frieze designs depicting figures and scenes from mythology or antiquity; [18th cent.?]. No artist named. Mounted. Two sheets.

Watercolour. 457 x 672mm and 300 x 413mm.

M. Plans of new entrance, gate houses, and fountain; 1809, n.d. Two sheets

Ink and watercolour on paper. Three plans on one sheet 760 x 555mm. Second identical sheet is a photocopy.

1. 'A Design for the Fountain proposed to be erected on the opposite side of the Road facing the New Park Entrance at Althorp in Northamptonshire', by [?] Patham. 245 x 387mm.

2. 'The New Entrance now building to the Park at Althorp in Northamptonshire', by [?] Patham. 240 x 390mm.

3. 'Elevation of the New Lodge', by H. Kinvig [?]; [19^th cent.?]. 165 x 356mm.

N. Plans of the ground and first floors of Althorp House; [1809?]. Scale: 17 feet to the inch [1:204]. No architect named.

Ink and watercolour on paper. Two plans 220 x 268mm and 290 x 265mm on sheet 314 x 583mm.

O. 'A Map of Lands belonging to the Right Honble. Geo. John Earl Spencer intended to be laid at Althorpe Park Northamptonshire’, by Edward Neale; 1814. Scale: 6 chains to the inch [1:4752]. North west at top. Shows field boundaries, sizes, field names, and crop type. Fields coloured. Presentation map.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 598 x 503mm.

P. Plan and elevation of New Lodge, by L. Kinshaw; 1818. Scale: 5 feet to the inch [1:60].

Ink, watercolour, and pencil on paper. Two sheets, the second being a photocopy. 420 x 870mm.

Q. Plans of the Gothic Library, some by Thomas Cundy, some unattributed; 1819, n.d.

Pencil, ink and watercolour on paper. Sixteen plans on 12 sheets 558 x 760mm.

1. Three elevations. Scale indeterminable. 173 x 252mm.

2. 'Elevations for the Additional Library at Althorp Northamptonshire for the Earl Spencer'. Scale: 5 feet to the inch [1:60]. 510 x 915mm.

3. 'Plan of the Foundations with the flues and Ground joist'. Scale indeterminable. 630 x 477mm.

4. 'Plans & Sections for finishing the Corridor at Althorp'. Scale indeterminable. 465 x 597mm.

5. Plans and sections of the roof, ceiling, and gallery. Scale indeterminable. 635 x 505mm.

6. 'The Working Plan & Section for finishing the new Library at Althorp for The Earl of Spencer'. Scale indeterminable. 487 x 623mm.

7. Roof plan. Scale indeterminable. 630 x 467mm.

8. Elevations and sections of windows and hatches. Scale indeterminable. 920 x 495mm.

9. Elevations and sections of windows, doors, and shutters. Scale indeterminable. 518 x 607mm

10. North, east, and west elevations. Scale: 8 feet to the inch [1:96]. 488 x 425mm.

11. North, east, and west elevations. Scale: 8 feet to the inch [1:96]. 485 x 425mm.

12. Sections of the corridor and sides of the library. Scale: 5 feet to the inch [1:60]. 660 x 933mm.

R. Plans of Hall Yard gates, by William Petty; 1820. Scale: 1 foot to the inch [1:12].

Ink on paper. Two plans 275 x 385mm and 246 x 388mm on sheet 558 x 760mm.

S. Plan of cellars by W. Petty; [betw. 1821 and 1853]. Scale: 12 feet to the inch [1:144].

Ink and watercolour on paper. 592 x 493mm.

T. Untitled floor plans showing bedrooms, dining room, drawing room, and kitchen; [circa 1824]. Scale: 8 feet to the inch [1:96]. No architect named.

Ink on paper. Two plans 281 x 425mm each on sheet 760 x 525mm.

U. Plans for a design of a bailiff’s cottage; 1827. Scale indeterminable. No architect named. Comprises plans and drawings of what the building would look like.

Ink on paper. Three plans on sheet 470 x 540mm.

1. Ground plan and chamber plan. 220 x 223mm.

2. 'Northwest View'. 214 x 238mm.

3. 'South Elevation'. 208 x 236mm.

V. Plans of proposed new buildings at High Wood by [?] Wykes; aft. 1850. Scale: 14 feet to the inch [1:168].

Ink and watercolour on paper. Two sheets.

1. 'First Plan of the Proposed new Buildings at the High Wood which is done away with'. Plan of timber year, farm yard, animal houses, and workshops. 670 x 530mm.

2. 'Ground Plan of the Old Buildings and enclosed Grounds at The High Wood as it was before it was altered'. Heavily annotated plan of stable yard, wood yard, workshops, and animal houses. 655 x 535mm.

W. Plans of billiard room by Philip Charles Hardwick (b.1822, d.1892); 1852.

Ink and watercolour on paper. Two sheets.

1. 'Staircase to Gallery in Billiard Room. Working Drawing No. 31'. Scale: 4 feet to the inch [1:48]. 505 x 350mm.

2. Plan of new billiard room. Scale: 20 feet to the inch [1:240]. 485 x 687mm.

X. Ceiling design for the breakfast room, by Philip Charles Hardwick; circa 1853.

Ink on paper. 265 x 410mm.

Y. Plan, and related papers, of geometric garden; 1853-1854.

1. Letter from W. A. Nesfield to Earl Spencer; 2 Nov. 1853. Discusses Nesfield's plans of a geometric garden. Paper; f. 1. 177 x 112mm.

2. Nesfield's account in relation to work done on the plans for the geometric garden; 1853. Paper; ff. 2. 188 x 110mm.

3. Note of thanks from Nesfield on Earl Spencer's payment of his bill; 24 July 1854. Paper; ff. 2. 180 x 112mm.

4. Receipt for payment from Nesfield to Earl Spencer; 24 July 1854. Paper; f. 1. 70 x 182mm.

5. 'Sketch Plan for Proposed Geometric Garden in Connection with the New Library', by W. A. Nesfield; 1853. Scale: 20 feet to the inch [1:240]. Ink and watercolour on paper. 368 x 500mm.

Z. 'Proposed Lights in the Billiard Room', by A. Mason; 1855. Scale: 4 feet to the inch [1:48].

Ink and watercolour on paper. 535 x 728mm.

AA. Eight letters from Philip Charles Hardwick (b.1822, d.1892) to Earl Spencer; 1855-1856. The letters discuss the design and cost of a belltower, shutters in the billiard room, accounts, plans for Brington church, and the quality of tiles laid at Althorp.

Paper. ff. 14.

BB. Plan of Althorp; circa 1860. Scale: 6 chains to the inch [1:4752]. No surveyor named. North west at top. Depicts woodlands, Aunt Sally, rifle butts, house and gardens, and roads.

Ink on waxed linen. 575 x 554mm.

CC. Plan of Althorp Lodge, Cotherstones Paddock; 1879. No scale given [approx. 1:48]. No architect named.

Ink on paper. 380 x 287mm.

DD. Plans of the billiard room, and related papers; 1892.

Two plans and letter on sheet 558 x 760mm.

1. Letter from M.H. Smith, architect, to Earl Spencer; 30 Sept. 1892. Smith discusses the building plans for the billiard room. f. 2 is a copy. Paper; ff. 2. 260 x 205mm.

2. Two plans of the billiard room and old bookroom. No scale given [approx. 1:98]. 509 x 460mm.

EE. Plan of the dairy drainage; 1894. Scale: 8 feet to the inch [1:96].

Ink on paper. 490 x 570mm.

FF. Plan of the fox hound kennel drainage; 1898. Scale: 4 feet to the inch [1:48]. No surveyor named.

Ink on paper. 563 x 742mm.

GG. Plans of cornice, architrave, moulding, and door, by [J?] Bond; 1898. Various scales.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 485 x 603mm.

HH. Drawings of Althorp by Gerald Henry Brabazon Ponsonby (b.1829, d.1908); [19th cent.?].

Two ink drawings mounted in card frame 430 x 328mm.

1. 'Althorpe. January 23rd, 1861'. 170 x 240mm.

2. 'Keeper’s Lodge, Althorp'. 155 x 183mm.

II. Drawings of Althorp and Harlestone by George Clarke; [19th cent.?].

Two ink drawings mounted in card frame 430 x 328mm.

1. ‘Althorpe’. 126 x 168mm.

2. ‘Harlestone’. 128 x 167mm.

JJ. 'Althorpe, the seat of Earl Spencer'; [19th cent.?]. Ink drawing by George Clarke.

Ink on paper. 230 x 300mm in card frame 328 x 430.

KK. Plan of Althorp House and outbuildings; [19th cent.?]. Scale indeterminable. Imperfect and heavily damaged.

Ink on paper. 1050 x 1013mm. Two sheets.

LL. Plan of Cotherstone Lodge; [19^th cent.?]. Scale indeterminable. No architect named.

Pencil on paper. Two plans 350 x 395mm and 290 x 282mm on sheet 355 x 690mm.

MM. 'Plan of a Mushroom House to be heated with Hot Water', by Grundy & Co.; [aft. 1822]. No scale given [approx. 1:48].

Ink and watercolour on paper. 420 x 550mm.

NN. 'Ground Plan of a Design for a new Laundry in the Court Yard of the Rt Honble Earl Spencer Althorp Park Northamptonshire'; [19th cent.?]. Scale: 8 feet to the inch [1:96]. No architect named.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 390 x 560mm.

OO. Plan of ground floor and chamber floor; [19th cent.?]. Scale: 8 feet to the inch [1:98]. No architect named.

Ink on paper. 512 x 883mm.

PP. Sketch of a pediment; [19th cent.?]. Scale indeterminable. No architect named. Imperfect.

Ink and pencil on paper. 200 x 980mm.

QQ. Plan of outbuildings; [19th cent.?]. No scale given [approx. 1:24]. No architect named. Plan of cow house, tool house, pig sty, and coal house.

Ink on aper. 406 x 858mm.

RR. Plans of staircase, landing, and gallery; [19th cent.?]. Scale: 4 feet to the inch [1:48]. No architect named.

Ink on linen. Two plans 465 x 197mm and 340 x 197mm on sheet 465 x 443mm.

SS. Plans of gate, fence, and wall; [aft. 1892]. Various scales. No architect named.

Ink on paper. 502 x 395mm.

TT. Plan of fountain, new entrance, and drive; [aft. 1817]. Scale: 5 feet to the inch [1:60]. No surveyor named.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 644 x 920mm.

UU. Drawings of furniture; [19^th cent.?]. No artist named.

Pencil on paper. Two drawings 340 x 525mm and 305 x 555mm on two sheets.

VV. 'Detail of gates', by George Devey; [19th cent.?]. Scale: 1 foot to the inch [1:12].

Ink , watercolour and pencil on paper. 335 x 502mm.

WW. Floor plans by [?] Bennett; [19th cent.?]. No scale given [approx. 1:96].

Ink and watercolour on paper. Two plans 435 x 320mm and 295 x 330mm on sheet 520 x 760mm.

XX. Plans of new kitchen and service area; [19th cent.?]. No architect named. Scale: 15 feet to the inch [1:180].

Ink on paper. Two plans 290 x 435mm and 290 x 425mm on sheet 760 x 557mm.

YY. Plan of proposed new sheds in the garden; [aft. 1830]. Scale: 12 feet to the inch [1:144]. No architect named.

Ink on paper. 330 x 535mm.

ZZ. Plot of the beds in the garden; [19th cent.?]. No surveyor named. Scale: 12 feet to the inch [1:144].

Ink and watercolour on paper. 423 x 180mm.

AAA. Plans of proposed new offices, Hall Yard; [aft. 1816]. Scale: 5 feet to the inch [1:60]. No architect named.

Ink and watercolour on paper. Two sheets.

1. 'Offices hall yard Elevations for new kitchen'. 478 x 692mm.

2. 'Proposed new offices, Hall Yard. Althorp'. 518 x 710mm.

BBB. Rough plan of stable yard, coach house, workshops, and drying ground; [19th cent.?]. Scale: approx. 13 feet to the inch [1:156]. No architect named. Draft.

Ink on paper. 784 x 490mm.

CCC. Plan of falconry and kennels; [aft. 1825]. Scale: 13 feet to the inch [1:156]. No surveyor named.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 530 x 1485mm.

DDD. Front elevation, attic plan, and plan of wool room and granary; [19th cent.?]. No scale given [approx. 1:96]. No architect named.

Ink on paper. 557 x 900mm.

EEE. Plans of clocktower and belltower; [19th cent.?]. Scale: 2 feet to the inch [1:24]. No architect named.

Ink and watercolour on paper. Two plans 292 x 535mm and 355 x 390mm on sheet 760 x 555mm.

FFF. Rough untitled floor plan showing dining room, scullery, kitchen, drawing room, and office; [19th cent.?]. No scale given [approx. 1:96]. No architect named.

Ink on paper. 265 x 455mm.

GGG. Untitled elevations; [19th cent.?]. No scale given [approx. 1:96]. No architect named.

Ink on paper. 567 x 430mm.

HHH. Untitled floor plan showing coal shed, bake house, and hall; [19th cent.?]. Scale: 25 feet to the inch [1:300]. No architect named.

Ink on paper. 350 x 220mm.

III. Plan of proposed new greenhouse, by J. Bond; 1902.

Ink on paper. 405 x 566mm.

JJJ. 'New Bath Room for Chintz Room'; 1912. Scale: approx. 2 feet to the inch [1:24]. No architect named.

Pencil on paper. 490 x 555mm.

KKK. 'War Memorial - Althorpe' by John Brown; 1920. Scale: 2 feet to the inch [1:24].

Pencil on paper. Two sketches on two sheets measuring 478 x 355mm and 472 x 362mm.

1. 'Sketch A. Sketch of Cenotaph - Measured from Model'. 475 x 335mm.

2. 'Sketch B. Sketch of Cenotaph based on existing sketch model'. 470 x 360mm.

LLL. Plans of the gardener’s house, Althorp House, by Sir John Brown, A. E. Henson & Partners; 1970. Scale: 4 feet to the inch [1:48]. Five sheets.

Ink on paper. 595 x 840mm.

1. 'Ground Floor Plan'.

2. 'First Floor Plan'.

3. 'Roof Plan'.

4. 'Elevations'.

5. 'Sections'.

MMM. Plan of part of Althorp House [?]; [20th cent.]. No architect named. Scale indeterminable. The indication on the plan of restaurant, shop, exhibitions, and displays suggest the plan dates from the time when Althorp House was to be opened to the public. Two sheets.

Ink and watercolour on paper and tracing paper. 568 x 573mm and 255 x 570mm.