Denford Park, Kintbury - Hungerford Virtual Museum

DenfordPark Kintbury, Berkshire
6. The Modern Buildings
A large amounts of modern educational buildings have been built within the grounds,
either as separate structures, groups of structures, or attached to the main buildings.
None of these warrant any special attention as all are of fairly mediocre architectural
quality. The only one of any interest, albeit still quite limited, is the Chapel Range
(Building G), a large two storey block added between the east elevation of the South-
East Range (Building E) and the Brick Range (Building F).
It is built of brick but painted on the rear elevations and stuccoed - rather badly - on
those visible on the main front of the house. The stuccoed sections are enriched with
band courses, mirroring those on the older buildings.
The main south gable has a plain pediment and a tall arch-headed window - to the
former chapel. At ground floor level there are two tall sashes. There are three further
sashes on the eastern return wall. On this elevation the band courses stop shy of the
north end and the character of the wall changes to something more of the mid-20 th
century. There is a broad opening on the ground floor with a tall three-light window
above and, at the north-eastern corner, a slim flat-topped bell turret on the flank of
which is the shadow of a Patriarchal Cross. The roof is steel-framed and fairly
ephemeral.
This range was clearly built to be the refectory on the ground floor with a chapel
above and is shown on the proposal plans by the convent of 1949, passed in 1952 -
which is probably the date of this range. Its upper floor has since been altered.
P1.45: The north end of the east side of the Chapel Range (Building G),
with later mediocre extensions in the foreground.
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Richard K Morriss & Associates, Historic Buildings Consultants, Bromlow House, Bromlaw, Shropshire, SYS OEA