. Lutyens houses and gardens . /. 0 _:<X 126 Lutyens Houses and Gardens. H %O OS po « waH ON Whalton Manor 127 head of the main staircase with the new round dining-roombuilt on the walls of the old cottage. The requirements ofservice were met by building a service stair from the kitchencorridor to the dining-room corridor and providing a liftalongside it. Particularly attractive is the treatment ofthe stone hall on the ground floor (Fig. 90). The charmingfeature of a round dining-room (Fig. 89) has been securedwithout prejudicing the rest of the plan, for two of the cut-off corners serve as
. Lutyens houses and gardens . /. 0 _:<X 126 Lutyens Houses and Gardens. H %O OS po « waH ON Whalton Manor 127 head of the main staircase with the new round dining-roombuilt on the walls of the old cottage. The requirements ofservice were met by building a service stair from the kitchencorridor to the dining-room corridor and providing a liftalongside it. Particularly attractive is the treatment ofthe stone hall on the ground floor (Fig. 90). The charmingfeature of a round dining-room (Fig. 89) has been securedwithout prejudicing the rest of the plan, for two of the cut-off corners serve as useful cupboards, and the others areabsorbed quite naturally into the corridor. 128 Lutyens Houses and Gardens CHAPTER XI LAMBAY CASTLE, 1908-12 An Island of Enchantment—And a Blockhouse of Unknown Date—A Detached Wing bigger than the Castle—Garden Plantingby Miss Jekyll. A SQUARE mile or so of rock and turf, washed by thewaves of the Irish Sea and honeycombed withcaverns which are the home of great grey seals, a castleunique in its plan, and made the more attrac
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