International studio . e-sized farm-house of the usual Sussextype. It had already beenso much altered that it wasdifficult to reconstruct theoriginal plan, and there wasvery little of the old workleft that was of much that was worth leavingor possible to leave hasbeen retained, and newbuildings have been addedat each end, consisting ofbilliard-room, iS:c., at one end, and kitchen and officesat the other. The housestands high, with risingground to the north andeast. One of the drawingsshows the entrance or north-west front generally, and theother the new billiard-roomend, facing south
International studio . e-sized farm-house of the usual Sussextype. It had already beenso much altered that it wasdifficult to reconstruct theoriginal plan, and there wasvery little of the old workleft that was of much that was worth leavingor possible to leave hasbeen retained, and newbuildings have been addedat each end, consisting ofbilliard-room, iS:c., at one end, and kitchen and officesat the other. The housestands high, with risingground to the north andeast. One of the drawingsshows the entrance or north-west front generally, and theother the new billiard-roomend, facing south-west. Theground-floor accommodationof the house will be seenfrom the accompanying the floor above there areeleven bedrooms, one ofthem at the south-westernend over the billiard-room having a dressing-roomand bathroom attached, while at the other end ofthe building there is a second bathroom. Thegardens are not yet finished. Some interesting additions have been madeto Claverdon Hall, Warwickshire, an old timber. OLDCASrLE, DALLINGTON, SUSSEX. NEUlfN,ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS :hitect for 299 Recoit Dcsii^/is in Domestic Architecture and rough-cast building of the sixteenth exterior view shows an addition on the southside of the house, comprising a large playroom onthe ground floor, with a bedroom, bathroom, &c.,over. It was found possible by much care inpropping to retain the old brick-and-stone chimney-stack, the remainder of the work taken down beingof no architectural interest. The new work wascarried out in harmony with the old, in rough-cast and timber, the interior being simply treatedwith the oak beams and floor joists exposed andplastered between, the windows with wood framesfilled in with steel casements and lead music-room, of which an interior view isshown, was an extension on the west side of thehouse, and was planned as a onestory addition toavoid any interference with the long and low pro-portions of the existing buildings.
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