Hard-coded id of currently selected item: . JSON version of its record is available from Blacklight on e.g. ??
Metadata associated with selected item should appear here...
Add MS 69965
- Record Id:
- 040-002043370
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002043324
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000503.0x000181
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 69965
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
-
COKE PAPERS (SERIES III). Vol. XXX. Architectural papers of Thomas Coke; temp. Anne-1720s, n.d. For Coke's architectural activities, see Howard Colvin, A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects (1978), pp. 228-229.
1. Letter from Edward Southwell to Thomas Coke concerning alterations to the billiard room at King's Weston, co. Glouc., with an enclosed plan; 1719.
2. Plans by Coke for the house of James, 3rd Earl of Berkeley at Cranford, co. Midd., with lists and accounts relating to the garden; 1720-1723, n.d.
3. Sketches, plans and estimates, partly by Coke, relating to the chapel and other work on the interior of Lady Elizabeth Germain's house at Drayton, co. Northt.; [temp. Geo. I?].
4. Papers relating to Blenheim Palace, including a description by Coke of the plan of the house, an estimate and list of measurements in his hand for a proposed obelisk by Nicholas Hawksmoor at Blenheim and estimates for mason's work on the chapel and for a model of the 1st Duke of Marlborough's tomb; [temp. Anne?]-1720s.
5. Notes by Coke on architectural subjects, together with plans and elevations of unidentified buildings; 18th cent., n.d. Partly engraved.
Architecture: Architectural papers of T. Coke: [temp. Anne]-1720s, n.d.
includes:
- ff. 1-3 Edward Southwell, 1671-1730; Secretary of State for Ireland: Henbury, Gloucestershire: Letter with plan to T. Coke rel. to King's Weston House from Edward Southwell: 1719.
- ff. 4-44 James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley: Cranford, Middlesex: Plan, lists, etc., rel. to house and gardens of Lord Berkeley at Cranford: 1720-1723, n.d.
- ff. 45-54 Daventry, Northamptonshire: Lady Elizabeth Germain, widow of Sir J Germain: Plans and estimates rel. to Drayton House: [temp. Geo. I?].
- ff. 55-60v Woodstock, Oxfordshire: Descriptions, estimates, etc., by T. Coke rel. to Blenheim Palace: [temp. Anne?]-1720s.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002043324
036-002043369
040-002043370 - Is part of:
- Add MS 69936-69998 : COKE PAPERS (SERIES III)
Add MS 69965-69972 : C. ARCHITECTURAL, LITERARY AND MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS
Add MS 69965 : COKE PAPERS (SERIES III). Vol. XXX. Architectural papers of Thomas Coke; temp. Anne-1720s, n.d. For Coke's architectural… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002043324[0003]/036-002043369[0001]/040-002043370
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 69936-69998
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- 18th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
Please request the physical items you need using the online collection item request form.
Digitised items can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.
Readers who have registered or renewed their pass since 21 March 2024 can request physical items prior to visiting the Library by completing
this request form.
Please enter the Reference (shelfmark) above on the request form.If your Reader Pass was issued before this date, you will need to visit the Library in London or Yorkshire to renew it before you can request items online. All manuscripts and archives must be consulted at the Library in London.
This catalogue record may describe a collection of items which cannot all be requested together. Please use the hierarchy viewer to navigate to individual items. Some items may be in use or restricted for other reasons. If you would like to check the availability, contact our Reference Services team, quoting the Reference (shelfmark) above.
- User Conditions:
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Berkeley, James, 3rd Earl of Berkeley
Germain, Elizabeth, née Berkeley, courtier, collector of antiquities and wife of Sir John Germain, 1680-1769
Southwell, Edward, Sec of State for Ireland, 1671-1730 - Places:
- Cranford, Middlesex
Daventry, England
Henbury, Gloucestershire
Woodstock, England