DOI Heft:
No. 359 (February 1923)
DOI Artikel:''Black Charles'': an old country house in Kent
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21397#0099
“ BLACK CHARLES ”
“ BLACK CHARLES/' UNDERRIVER
KENT : GARDEN DOOR, WITH
SMALL GABLE COVERING A
BOUQUET OF FLOWERS IN
COLOURED AND GILT IRONWORK
found in the room covered by a partition.
Many interesting pieces of furniture are
in the room, amongst which is a seven-
teenth century table with incisions on the
top for the old game of u Shove ha'penny,”
The drawing room was originally the
dairy, larder, etc., of the farm house. This
being a one-story building, in making the
alterations the plaster ceiling was removed,
the roof timbers exposed, and dormer
windows were added. The extra heiht
thus gained in the room gives additional
interest to the unique wall covering of em-
bossed leather, the design of which is very
beautiful. A small writing recess (page 77)
was adapted from the old baking oven,
and makes a pleasing and useful addition.
In the hall some very large oak beams
and posts are seen, some being 15 by
12 inches thick ; one is curiously carved
with a representation of a butcher with a
block and an axe at his feet. a a
The staircase is an addition and was
designed from an original in the Victoria
and Albert Museum, and is open to
the roof. The bedrooms upstairs have been
made more convenient, brick fireplaces
being added, and one of the rooms panelled.
In 1915 the front porch was added from
designs made by the architect, old timber
and tiles being used, and the Queen Anne
cornice carried round, care being taken to
keep all in harmony with the old building.
The alterations to the house have been
made partly from designs by Mr. John
Allcorn, the architect consulted by Mr.
Strickland, and partly from suggestions
made to the contractors on the spot by
Mr. Strickland, who has shown admirable
judgment in making these suggestions.
To the builders, Messrs. Allcorn & Sons,
Shipbourne, all credit is due for their skill
in carrying out this work so satisfactorily,
the new work blending with the old, and
keeping the true character of the house, a
The accompanying illustrations are from
photographs by Mr. Stanley R. Bennett of
Upper Norwood. 000a
u BLACK CHARLES” : STAIRCASE
MADE FROM OLD MATERIALS
W. J. ALLCORN, ARCHITECT
79
“ BLACK CHARLES/' UNDERRIVER
KENT : GARDEN DOOR, WITH
SMALL GABLE COVERING A
BOUQUET OF FLOWERS IN
COLOURED AND GILT IRONWORK
found in the room covered by a partition.
Many interesting pieces of furniture are
in the room, amongst which is a seven-
teenth century table with incisions on the
top for the old game of u Shove ha'penny,”
The drawing room was originally the
dairy, larder, etc., of the farm house. This
being a one-story building, in making the
alterations the plaster ceiling was removed,
the roof timbers exposed, and dormer
windows were added. The extra heiht
thus gained in the room gives additional
interest to the unique wall covering of em-
bossed leather, the design of which is very
beautiful. A small writing recess (page 77)
was adapted from the old baking oven,
and makes a pleasing and useful addition.
In the hall some very large oak beams
and posts are seen, some being 15 by
12 inches thick ; one is curiously carved
with a representation of a butcher with a
block and an axe at his feet. a a
The staircase is an addition and was
designed from an original in the Victoria
and Albert Museum, and is open to
the roof. The bedrooms upstairs have been
made more convenient, brick fireplaces
being added, and one of the rooms panelled.
In 1915 the front porch was added from
designs made by the architect, old timber
and tiles being used, and the Queen Anne
cornice carried round, care being taken to
keep all in harmony with the old building.
The alterations to the house have been
made partly from designs by Mr. John
Allcorn, the architect consulted by Mr.
Strickland, and partly from suggestions
made to the contractors on the spot by
Mr. Strickland, who has shown admirable
judgment in making these suggestions.
To the builders, Messrs. Allcorn & Sons,
Shipbourne, all credit is due for their skill
in carrying out this work so satisfactorily,
the new work blending with the old, and
keeping the true character of the house, a
The accompanying illustrations are from
photographs by Mr. Stanley R. Bennett of
Upper Norwood. 000a
u BLACK CHARLES” : STAIRCASE
MADE FROM OLD MATERIALS
W. J. ALLCORN, ARCHITECT
79