Denford Park, Kintbury - Hungerford Virtual Museum

DenfordPark, Kintbury, Berkshire
Access through the wall of the Main House is through a broad opening with an arched
head that may just have been the original access to the earlier link block that the East
Wing replaced; there is no other position for a doorway given the disposition of the
rooms in the original building.
The corridor has a plainly moulded skirting board and a fluted plaster cornice. The
door cases off it are mainly simply moulded with pedestal bases and contain fourpanelled
painted doors.
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Towards the east end of the corridor is a flight of full width steps, as the floor level in
the eastern section is considerably lower than the rest. The ceiling, however, remains
at the same height. The lower level is more on a par with the first-floor level in the
adjacent Service Wing. At the top of the east wall of the corridor is a steel-framed
'Crittal-type' window.
The Registry, or Former Dressing Room
The Registry is the south-western room at this level in the East Wing, accessed from
the western lobby end of the Corridor. There are additional doorways in the west and
east walls. The room is lit by two sash windows in the south wall with full-height
reveals in simple architraves and shutters of the late-1930's style but echoing the
originals in the Main House.
The room has a simply moulded skirting board but no cornice; the floor boards are
quite thin and machine sawn, typical of the mid-20 century. Towards the western
end of the north wall is the former fireplace but this no longer has a grate.
On one of the 1939 plans this is shown as being the proposed Dressing Room to the
South-East Chamber in the adjacent Main House.
The Registry Annexe, or Former Bathroom
To the east of the Registry and to the south of the Service Stairs is a small room
reached through the former. It is lit by a standard sash window in the south wall and
has a very simple skirting board. The north wall seems to be of plasterboard or stud
but may simply be the result of boarding out. On one of the 1939 plans this is shown
as a bathroom.
The Cupboard, or Former WC
Immediately to the east of the Service Stair at this level there is room for a small
closet between it and the east wall. This is accessed off the adjacent corridor and lit
by a steel-framed 'Crittal-type' window set high in the east wall, above the roof of the
adjacent Service Wing. It has a low skirting board, no cornice and some shelving. It
was latterly a broom cupboard of some sort but may have once been a WC - and is
shown as such on one of the 1939 plans.
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Richard K Morriss & Associates, Historic Buildings Consultants, Bromlow House, Bromlaw, Shropshire, SYS OEA