DOI Artikel:
Jones, Sydney R.: Haddon Hall: an old English home
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HADDON HALL
ret rising from opposite angles. Beyond the entrance the main wall is
seen. Its surface is broken by the bold projection of the fireplace, and
two lofty windows, with traceried heads and arched dripstones over, light
the hall from each side of the fireplace. At the end of the hall a further
projection contains the dining-room—which evidently grew out of the
original sollar—with the drawing-room on the upper floor. Both these
rooms have interesting windows facing the courtyard. The lower one
belongs to the late Gothic period and is singularly beautiful. It has eight
lights, and each light is cusped at the head, as is shewn by the interior
illustrated on page 23.
The work erected after the fourteenth century is of great interest.
Although the ground plan was not materially altered in the succeeding
centuries, the house was continually enlarged and improved. It was
made very much more convenient, and this necessitated rearrangements
of rooms and additions thereto. The early house, in which the great hall
was the central feature, was enlarged until the various habitable apart-
ments completely surroun-
ded both the courtyards.
Its growth cannot be
treated in detail here, but
the result can be seen in
the building, and in many
charming features that are
excellent examples of de-
sign and craftsmanship.
Thus, when the rooms on
the south front were de- I.
veloped, the staircase
leading from the hall (p.
21) came into being as a
natural means of com-
munication to them. The
stone stairs were construc-
ted, and the bay which
contains them was built
out into an angle of the
upper courtyard. The
more private parts of the
house were separated from
the hall by a pair of dog-
gates situated at the head
of the first flight of steps, STAIRCASE LEADING FROM THE GREAT HALL
21
ret rising from opposite angles. Beyond the entrance the main wall is
seen. Its surface is broken by the bold projection of the fireplace, and
two lofty windows, with traceried heads and arched dripstones over, light
the hall from each side of the fireplace. At the end of the hall a further
projection contains the dining-room—which evidently grew out of the
original sollar—with the drawing-room on the upper floor. Both these
rooms have interesting windows facing the courtyard. The lower one
belongs to the late Gothic period and is singularly beautiful. It has eight
lights, and each light is cusped at the head, as is shewn by the interior
illustrated on page 23.
The work erected after the fourteenth century is of great interest.
Although the ground plan was not materially altered in the succeeding
centuries, the house was continually enlarged and improved. It was
made very much more convenient, and this necessitated rearrangements
of rooms and additions thereto. The early house, in which the great hall
was the central feature, was enlarged until the various habitable apart-
ments completely surroun-
ded both the courtyards.
Its growth cannot be
treated in detail here, but
the result can be seen in
the building, and in many
charming features that are
excellent examples of de-
sign and craftsmanship.
Thus, when the rooms on
the south front were de- I.
veloped, the staircase
leading from the hall (p.
21) came into being as a
natural means of com-
munication to them. The
stone stairs were construc-
ted, and the bay which
contains them was built
out into an angle of the
upper courtyard. The
more private parts of the
house were separated from
the hall by a pair of dog-
gates situated at the head
of the first flight of steps, STAIRCASE LEADING FROM THE GREAT HALL
21