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The article offers information about the architectural design of two large town houses and two elevations of a smaller house by architect Simon Basil in London, England. The drawings are in ink which use wash for filling in the walls, a strategy used to distinguish masonry wall from those of lighter construction. According to the author, the unusual feature of the drawings is that the paper has been cut away to show the open light wells above courts and staircases. He explains that the drawing style and handwriting leaves no doubt that the owner of these drawings is Basil, and that the location of the site for the smaller house is more difficult to establish.