Perspective: Pitzhanger Manor

Perspective: Pitzhanger Manor Vol. 90/5

This is a perspective of Soane’s own country house, Pitzhanger Manor in Ealing, built from 1800 onwards. It shows how the building would look if you were really standing in front of it. Perspectives are probably the most difficult to draw as you have to work out the way the building will appear before it is actually built – but there are ways to do this using the plans, elevations and sections.

This is the original drawing for plate V in Soane’s book Plans, Elevations and Perspective Views of Pitzhanger Manor-House. There are other sorts of drawings, elevations, plans and sections in the book as well.