Denford Park, Kintbury - Hungerford Virtual Museum

DenfordPark. Kintbury. Berkshire
It has a tall skirting board, a picture rail, and the same type of cornice as in the
corridor. It is lit by the relocated window in the south wall - which probably retained
its original early-19 th century detailing and shutters set in a fall-height reveal. In the
west wall is the projecting stack but the fireplace had been blocked.
3.5 Building D: The North-East Range
The North-East Range was added onto the north-eastern corner of the earlier Service
Range (Building C) and fortunately both its architect and date are known — because
one of the working drawings for it survive in the RIBA's Papworth collection and is
dated 1838. However, the building has been radically altered since it was first built,
especially internally.
3.5.1 The Exterior
Several later buildings butt against the exterior of this range making assessment a
little trickier, and this includes a low single storey section around the west and north
sides.
The building is rectangular in plan and originally of two storeys - the bottom one of
which was virtually an undercroft because of the manner in which it relates to the rest
of the house. At a much later date, probably in the 1930's or even later, the roof has
been rebuilt as a Mansard to accommodate a full attic storey.
On the exposed sections of the north and west elevations the building is faced in Bath
stone ashlar but on those elevations to the rear yard, the walls are of rendered
brickwork.
However, the ground-floor sections of the north and west elevations are partially
hidden by a low single-storey extension forming a corridor access around the building.
These walls seem to be of painted lined stucco but could not be examined in depth
prior to the closure of the building due to asbestos issues. If they are indeed of
stuccoed brick it is possible that the upper portions of these walls have been refaced in
Bath stone.
3.5.1.01 The West Elevation
The west elevation is of two bays and has band courses at first-floor level and just
below the eaves. The first-floor band course is considerably lower than that on the
adjacent Service Wing, which is also higher than the band course beneath the eaves of
this range. Towards the north end of the ground floor is a doorway with a cambered
flat-arched head picked out in the stucco lining or possibly the masonry.
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Richard K Morriss & Associates, Historic Buildings Consultants, Bromlow House, Bromlaw, Shropshire, SYS OEA