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The design proposed by Saxon Snell was to accommodate 50 residents
on three floors. Built of Canterbury red brick with Monks Park
bath stone dressings under a Brosely red tile roof the design
was said to avoid the idea of an "institution" as
opposed to a "home" and also to permit additions without
materially interfering with the original building.
On the ground floor the wide front entrance porch led to a small
hall, with fireplace, and hence to the main staircase, which
was top lighted. A corridor branched to the left and right of
the entrance hall leading to the patient's day rooms and the
administrative offices. |
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| The day accommodation comprised
a large general sitting and smoking room overlooking the gardens
at the rear. In the front of the sitting room was the reading
room and library with a large circular bay overlooking the front
garden. A dormitory was provided on the lower floor for those
who would find ascending the main staircase difficult or impossible.
A large lavatory, with wash basins and resident's lockers, and
a bathroom was also provided on the ground floor. |
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| The dining hall, a large room 38ft by 21ft lighted by both
end bays and side windows, included a raised platform at one
end so that the room could be used for concerts and other entertainment.
Also on the ground floor were rooms for the Master and Matron
and a large kitchen. |
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On the first floor were five dormitories
for 10, 8, 6 and two for 4 beds each. The staff and servants
rooms were also on this floor.
On the second floor, and partly in the roof, were three dormitories
for 3 beds each, one for 4 beds and one for 1 bed.
All internal walls were plastered and all day rooms a cement
dado. The ground floor hall, corridors and verandahs were paved
with tiles. |
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| Within a short time of opening the
Home proved a success and plans were made for enlargements. |
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