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| Keywords: Wanstead - intended design.jpg The first Design of the West Front of Wanstead as intended by Sir Richard Child Bart <br /> Is most humbly Dedicated to my Lady Child <br /> Elevation de la Maison de Wansted comme la Premiere pense de L'Architecte <br /> Marked in lower left corner C Campbell The intended design of Wanstead House as published in Colen Campbell 's Vitruvius Britannicus in the early 18th century The scale bar shows 100 ft This design extends 200 ft 61 metres The house was actually built without the top storey on the wings but with two additional bays at each end That is with a central block of nine bays including the five spanned by the portico and two six bay wings This gave a total width of 260 feet Campbell also produced an unimplemented proposal to add four towers at the corners of the version of the house that was built Wanstead House PD-old House elevations Vitruvius Britannicus William Adam | ||||
