Denford Park, Kintbury - Hungerford Virtual Museum
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Denford Park, Kintbury. Berkshire The North-Eastern Kitchen The small room created by partitioning off the east end of the North-East Chamber is reached by an inserted doorway off the corridor and lit by an inserted window in the north elevation. It appears to have been created as part of the 1939 works. The section of the original fluted plaster cornice survives in situ. The South-East Chamber The doorway leading into the South-East Chamber, latterly Lecture Room 2, has the same early-19 th century style reeded architrave on the corridor side as the other original doorways but unlike them is also reeded on the inside as well. It contains the standard pattern of four-panel door. In the 1924 Sales Particulars this room is described as a Double Bedroom, 22ft by 20 ft, but also had 'a bed recess 10ft. 3in. x6ft.\ The room is lit by windows in the south and east walls and their full-height reveals also have reeded architraves to match the doorcase. Both have plain shutters, and radiator boxes inserted into the reveals. Around the room there is a tall skirting board and a reeded plaster cornice, both possibly original. The fireplace position was in a projecting stack towards the southern end of the west wall, but there is now no fireplace. The floorboards are simply butted together but there was lath-and-plaster pugging beneath. Some boards have been lifted and evidently the main cross-beam supporting the floor at the northern end of the room runs roughly west-east but is clearly and deliberately at a slight diagonal angle to the building's footprint. Secondary beams are tenoned into the sides of this main beam and the common joists supporting the floorboards seem to be lodged on top of those rather than being tenoned into their flanks. J -42- Richard K Morriss & Associates, Historic Buildings Consultants, Bromlaw House, Bromlow, Shropshire, SYS OEA 1
DenfordPark. Kintbury, Berkshire 3.2 Buildings Bl: The West Wing The West and East Wings (Buildings Bl and B2) are known to have been added to the sides of the original Main House (Building A) as part of the re-ordering of Denford Park at the end of the 1930's. The West Wing (Bl) was simply added onto the former west elevation of the original house, whilst the East Wing replaced an earlier, narrower, link between the house and the Servants' Wing (Building C). 3.2.1 The Exterior The wing is faced with virtually identical Bath stone ashlar to the Main House, although the inner leaf is of brick. The external detailing was deliberately designed to match the existing work - including the later parapet that had been added to the original design shortly after it was built (see below). 3.2.1.01 The North Elevation The north elevation is set back slightly from the Main House but is of the same height and the existing plinth, band course and parapet were continued along it. It is a three bay composition, though the middle ground-floor window is blind and there is a plaque instead of a window above it at first-floor level. The heights of the flanking sash windows and the detailing of their surrounds match those of the Main House. However, whilst the height of the central blind window matches those to either side, its frame is narrower and 'eared'. The area it frames consists of a single verged panel. Above, at first-floor level, is a stone plaque with apsidal edges bearing the initials THH and the date 1939. Rising from the roof line above the central bay is a chimney stack designed to match those of the Main House - and the reason why there are no windows; the flues for the stack are within the wall. 3.2.1.02 The South Elevation Like the north elevation, the south elevation is set back from the Main House but in this case quite considerably so as the wing is much narrower. Again the elevation is of the same height and the existing plinth, band course and parapet were continued along it. It is also a three bay composition, but one in which all of the windows are true windows. These sashes, and the detailing of their surrounds match, those on the south front of the adjacent Main House. -43- Richard K Morriss & Associates, Historic Buildings Consultants, Bromlow House, Bromlow, Shropshire, SY5 OEA
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<strong>Denford</strong><strong>Park</strong>. <strong>Kintbury</strong>, Berkshire<br />
3.2 Buildings Bl: The West Wing<br />
The West and East Wings (Buildings Bl and B2) are known to have been added to the<br />
sides of the original Main House (Building A) as part of the re-ordering of <strong>Denford</strong><br />
<strong>Park</strong> at the end of the 1930's. The West Wing (Bl) was simply added onto the former<br />
west elevation of the original house, whilst the East Wing replaced an earlier,<br />
narrower, link between the house and the Servants' Wing (Building C).<br />
3.2.1 The Exterior<br />
The wing is faced with virtually identical Bath stone ashlar to the Main House,<br />
although the inner leaf is of brick. The external detailing was deliberately designed to<br />
match the existing work - including the later parapet that had been added to the<br />
original design shortly after it was built (see below).<br />
3.2.1.01 The North Elevation<br />
The north elevation is set back slightly from the Main House but is of the same height<br />
and the existing plinth, band course and parapet were continued along it. It is a three<br />
bay composition, though the middle ground-floor window is blind and there is a<br />
plaque instead of a window above it at first-floor level.<br />
The heights of the flanking sash windows and the detailing of their surrounds match<br />
those of the Main House. However, whilst the height of the central blind window<br />
matches those to either side, its frame is narrower and 'eared'. The area it frames<br />
consists of a single verged panel. Above, at first-floor level, is a stone plaque with<br />
apsidal edges bearing the initials THH and the date 1939.<br />
Rising from the roof line above the central bay is a chimney stack designed to match<br />
those of the Main House - and the reason why there are no windows; the flues for the<br />
stack are within the wall.<br />
3.2.1.02 The South Elevation<br />
Like the north elevation, the south elevation is set back from the Main House but in<br />
this case quite considerably so as the wing is much narrower. Again the elevation is<br />
of the same height and the existing plinth, band course and parapet were continued<br />
along it.<br />
It is also a three bay composition, but one in which all of the windows are true<br />
windows. These sashes, and the detailing of their surrounds match, those on the south<br />
front of the adjacent Main House.<br />
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Richard K Morriss & Associates, Historic Buildings Consultants, Bromlow House, Bromlow, Shropshire, SY5 OEA
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