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DenfordPark, Kintburv, Berkshire The exposed section of the elevation is of two bays, but there is also room for doorways at the eastern end leading into the South-East Range. Although the evidence suggests that the masonry of this elevation courses in with that of the South- East Range, this seems to contradict the documentary evidence of the Papworth drawings. The windows are recessed sashes in plain surrounds. The ground-floor windows have thin stone sills. 3.4.1.03 The West Elevation Although mostly obscured by the later East Wing (Building B2), the northernmost part of the west elevation of this range is still external, with a probably primary window on the first-floor and a remodelled one below. 3.4.2 The Roof The roof could not be examined in detail but seems to now be contiguous with that of the South-East Extension. It consists of two parallel shallow pitched hips joined at the west side by a third pile; the southern pile joins the western pile of the South-East Range. This could be the result of the major remodelling of this area by Papworth in thelate-1830's. 3.4.3 The Interior Whilst many of the details, fixtures and fittings of the interior have been quite radically altered over the years, and particularly in the later 20 th century, the basic layout appears to have remained intact. 3.4.3.01 The Ground Floor The ground floor layout consists of two rooms on either side of an axial passageway that continues the line of the corridor in the East Wing (Building B2) to the west through the end of the South-East Range to the east and so to a doorway in the rear yard. As the corridor is set to the south of the centreline of the building, the rooms to the north of it are significantly wider than those to the south. The Service Corridor The ground-floor corridor has a floor of composite with a central path of stone flags, all probably dating from the mid-20 th century - probably the 1939 changes. There is a simple skirting board but no cornice; the doorways have simply moulded architraves and six panelled doors, some with glazed upper panels to allow borrowed light into the corridor. At the end of the corridor there are steps down to a doorway in the east wall. -58- Richard K Morriss & Associates, Historic Buildings Consultants, Bromlow House, Bromlaw, Shropshire, SYS OEA
DenfordPark, Kintbury, Berkshire The Housekeeper's Room or Former Kitchen The western room to the north of the corridor was latterly the Housekeeper's Room. It is lit by the large French door composition in the north elevation and has, in addition, a window in the west wall as well. As well as the door from the corridor there is another at the south end of the east wall into the adjacent room, the Bursar's Room. The four-panelled door is fairly modern but the door frame could be much older. The room has a fairly modern parquet floor and a plain skirting board but no cornice. Its main feature is a large fireplace in the projecting stack on the east side, though this has lost its hearth. The size of the former fireplace suggests that this may have once been the kitchen of the early-19 th century house. The Bursar's Room The other room to the north of the corridor was latterly the Bursar's Room, reached through a modern glazed door set into a glazed partititon. In the north-eastern corner is a set of boxed steps leading down into the North-East Range (Building D); these are evidently inserted and may be the reason why the two windows in the north wall were re-positioned. The decoration of the room is quite plain and much modernised. It is spanned by a boxed axial beam. In the east wall is an odd opening that leads into a low mezzanine storage area set within the linking section between the North-East and South-East ranges. It was probably a primary window opening before those extensions were made. South-West Office The South-West Office is reached through a partly glazed six-panelled door off the corridor. It is a primary space and lit by a window in the south wall. Externally this appears to be a simple standard proportion sash but internally there are broad recesses to either side of it; the shutters are of the late-1930's style but of 'gate' type rather than folding. The room has a boarded floor, a plain skirting board, but no cornice. Projecting from the east wall is a stack but the fireplace has been infilled; to either side of the sack are built-in cupboards in moulded frames of uncertain, but quite early, date. South-East Office The South-East Office was latterly the NVQ Office and occupies the rest of the space to the south of the corridor; it was once almost a mirror image of the South-West Office. It is reached off the corridor through a plainish framed doorway with -59- Richard K Morriss & Associates, Historic Buildings Consultants, Bromlaw House, Bromlow, Shropshire, SYS OEA
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<strong>Denford</strong><strong>Park</strong>, <strong>Kintbury</strong>, Berkshire<br />
The Housekeeper's Room or Former Kitchen<br />
The western room to the north of the corridor was latterly the Housekeeper's Room.<br />
It is lit by the large French door composition in the north elevation and has, in<br />
addition, a window in the west wall as well.<br />
As well as the door from the corridor there is another at the south end of the east wall<br />
into the adjacent room, the Bursar's Room. The four-panelled door is fairly modern<br />
but the door frame could be much older.<br />
The room has a fairly modern parquet floor and a plain skirting board but no cornice.<br />
Its main feature is a large fireplace in the projecting stack on the east side, though this<br />
has lost its hearth. The size of the former fireplace suggests that this may have once<br />
been the kitchen of the early-19 th century house.<br />
The Bursar's Room<br />
The other room to the north of the corridor was latterly the Bursar's Room, reached<br />
through a modern glazed door set into a glazed partititon. In the north-eastern corner<br />
is a set of boxed steps leading down into the North-East Range (Building D); these are<br />
evidently inserted and may be the reason why the two windows in the north wall were<br />
re-positioned.<br />
The decoration of the room is quite plain and much modernised. It is spanned by a<br />
boxed axial beam. In the east wall is an odd opening that leads into a low mezzanine<br />
storage area set within the linking section between the North-East and South-East<br />
ranges. It was probably a primary window opening before those extensions were<br />
made.<br />
South-West<br />
Office<br />
The South-West Office is reached through a partly glazed six-panelled door off the<br />
corridor. It is a primary space and lit by a window in the south wall. Externally this<br />
appears to be a simple standard proportion sash but internally there are broad recesses<br />
to either side of it; the shutters are of the late-1930's style but of 'gate' type rather<br />
than folding.<br />
The room has a boarded floor, a plain skirting board, but no cornice. Projecting from<br />
the east wall is a stack but the fireplace has been infilled; to either side of the sack are<br />
built-in cupboards in moulded frames of uncertain, but quite early, date.<br />
South-East<br />
Office<br />
The South-East Office was latterly the NVQ Office and occupies the rest of the space<br />
to the south of the corridor; it was once almost a mirror image of the South-West<br />
Office. It is reached off the corridor through a plainish framed doorway with<br />
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Richard K Morriss & Associates, Historic Buildings Consultants, Bromlaw House, Bromlow, Shropshire, SYS OEA
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