Denford Park, Kintbury - Hungerford Virtual Museum

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3.6 Building E: The South-East Range
* The South-East Range is a basically square two-storey structure but it clasps the
south-eastern angle of the Service Range (Building C). Although the coursing of the
masonry on the west wall seems to bond into that of the south wall of that other
building, this seems to be a later structure.
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3.6.1 The Exterior
The building is faced in Bath stone ashlar and on the south and west sides, designed to
continue the detailing and scale of the Service Wing (Building C). The walls are
topped by a plain but secondary parapet. Only two of the elevations are still external.
3.6.1.01 The South Elevation
This elevation seems to have originally been of two widely spaced bays - as the firstfloor
level, with its two primary sash windows, still is. At ground floor level the
original eastern window seems to have been replaced by a pair of such windows,
confusing the symmetry.
3.6.1.02 The West Elevation
The west return from the south elevation is of two bays. There is a probably inserted
doorway in the northern bay on the ground floor but the other three windows are all
blind.
3.6.1.03 The North Elevation
The north elevation is quite short because of the relationship between this range and
the Service Range and was probably originally of one bay with windows on each floor
level and doorways close to the west end for access.
3.6.1.04 The East Elevation
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The layout of the building and the length of this elevation would suggest that it was
originally of four bays - as shown in the Papworth proposal drawings held in the
RIBA. It is now hidden by the mid-20 th century Chapel Range.
3.6.2 The Roof
The roof is hipped and slated and runs into that of the Service Range. The plain
parapet that hides the base of the roof probably dates from 1939.
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Richard KMorriss & Associates, Historic Buildings Consultants, Bromlaw House, Bromlow, Shropshire, SYS OEA