DETAILS
Opening 421/4”(1074)W x 373/4”(958)H
Shelf 72”(1829)L x 113/8”(290)D
Overall size 633/4”(1620)W x 533/8”(1357)H
Depth of rebate 11/8”(30)
Depth of jamb 71/4”(186)
Height of footblock 5”(128)
The Knatchbull
Designed in 1763 for Sir Edward Knatchbull, 7th
Baronet, for the hall at Mersham-le-Hatch in Kent.
Construction of the house began in 1762 to designs
by Adam, was completed in 1772 and was Adam’s
first completely newly-built house.
The notoriously parsimonious Sir Edward
simplified the design of this chimneypiece to reduce
its cost and it survives in situ in the property.
DETAILS
Opening 461/8”(1172)W x 423/8”(1076)H
Shelf 76”(1930)L x 133/4”(350)D
Overall size 671/2”(1715)W x 601/8”(1526)H
Depth of rebate 11/8”(30)
Depth of jamb 101/8”(256)
Height of footblock 51/4”(132)
The Richmond
Designed in 1765 for the 3rd Duke of Richmond
for the drawing room at Goodwood, West Sussex.
The Duke was a politician, diplomat and army
ofcer who attained the rank of Field Marshall in
1795 and commissioned Adam to make designs for
a new house at his country estate of Goodwood.
DETAILS
Opening 451/8”(1148 )W x 421/2”(1080)H
Shelf 76”(1930)L x 10”(253)D
Overall size 663/4”(1696)W x 577/8”(1469)H
Depth of rebate 11/8”(30)
Depth of jamb 53/8”(136)
Height of footblock 53/4”(146)
The Stuart
Designed in 1766 for the Rt Hon. James Stuart
Mackenzie for the salon in an unknown castle.
Stuart Mackenzie had a prominent political and
diplomatic career and also served as Lord Privy
Seal of Scotland. Adam was also employed by
his brother, John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute.
DETAILS
Opening 417/8”(1063)W x 421/8”(1071)H
Shelf 72”(1829)L x 113/8”(290)D
Overall size 623/4”(1593)W x 587/8”(1497)H
Depth of rebate 11/8”(30)
Depth of jamb 51/8”(131)
Height of footblock 5”(126)
The Beaufort
Designed in 1768 for the 5th Duke of Beaufort,
for the dining room at 5 Grosvenor Square,
London. The Duke was married to Elizabeth
Boscawen, whose father had used Adam for work
at Hatchlands in Surrey. The dining room
chimneypiece was executed by Thomas Carter
junior, a renowned chimneypiece maker, in
accordance with Adam’s design at a cost of £38,
but lost when the house was demolished in 1961.
The Adam Collection