Doddington
The two wings of the house are to be once again reunited. The made redundant existing kitchen was reverted to its original use as the library. The library is beautifully designed with high bookshelves covering most of the walls.
The function of several rooms in the Main House and East Wing of the building were converted, mainly concentrating in the east. This included that the original kitchen to revert to its original use, with double doors opening to the magnificent terraced gardens in the south, and also made use of the more private rooms on the ground floor of the minor wing as every day rooms.
Some minor alterations were also wished to be made to the second entrance. This allows views into the garden on entering the building in line with the original intentions of Charles Broum Trollope.
The very unattractive flat-roofed garden room on the south front was demolished and restored a blocked up window on the entrance side of the minor wing for aesthetic reasons. Minor alterations were made to some of the windows to allow access to the garden.
Other external alterations were carried out, mainly to try to take the building back in time and create more light and increasing the compact elegance and originality of Doddington Place.
Internal changes were to do with the way that the space inside adapted with the lifestyle and the new functions that happen in the building. As mentioned above Doddington Place now is a building of more or less mixed function with many events organised in the Doddington Gardens as well as in the great hall of the Main House. These events include Opera shows, garden shows and lectures, art workshops and so on.
On the other side of the building – East Wing we have the other ‘part’ of the building, a family house embracing modern life living. The new proposed kitchen with double doors opening to the south gardens and other rooms contributes to allow the family to live as same convenient peace and privacy.
