I don't think so, looks like it was like a conservatory type building on the side of the house, overlooking the garden and pool. I think John Lennon and the whole family, including Cynthia and Julian spent a lot of time here - it was next to the kitchen, and often as can be seen from the pictures on the blog it was used as a reception room. I could be wrong?
Spot on - they used the sunroom year round, with heating during winter coming from an electric fire built into the shelving. The large glass doors probably helped in that regard too.They only used the formal dining room when entertaining guests; the rest of the time, family meals were taken in the sunroom.
Hi Rob. If you are serious, then please get in touch via the blog email address in the header; I have some additional information which would certainly be of help.
I believe Mr. Taylor may have made the ceiling 8' instead of the 7' as on the plans. Lennon was around 5'11" - 7' would be another 13". In the shots where he's standing against the shelf being measured clearly there is more than 1' of height to the ceiling.
Being the craftsman he was - I'm guessing he made sure it was built with the standard 8' (US) 2.4 meters of height for the ceiling.
Who knows? It seems that most craftsmen or builders for that matter don't always stick to the plans; once insitu and the reality of a build is in progress then it's almost inevitable to have to amend, change re-think how to solve particular problems. The roofline of the Sunroom seems interesting, as it is clear from the plans that this pattern or awning was prehaps planned on conception. God knows? Maybe Cynthia knows??
Did Lennon only use this room during the summer?
ReplyDeleteI don't think so, looks like it was like a conservatory type building on the side of the house, overlooking the garden and pool. I think John Lennon and the whole family, including Cynthia and Julian spent a lot of time here - it was next to the kitchen, and often as can be seen from the pictures on the blog it was used as a reception room. I could be wrong?
ReplyDeleteSpot on - they used the sunroom year round, with heating during winter coming from an electric fire built into the shelving. The large glass doors probably helped in that regard too.They only used the formal dining room when entertaining guests; the rest of the time, family meals were taken in the sunroom.
ReplyDeleteI am going to make a replica of the Sunroom for my house, I will create it to scale. This is invaluable. Thank you so much for these!
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Hi Rob. If you are serious, then please get in touch via the blog email address in the header; I have some additional information which would certainly be of help.
ReplyDeleteI believe Mr. Taylor may have made the ceiling 8' instead of the 7' as on the plans. Lennon was around 5'11" - 7' would be another 13". In the shots where he's standing against the shelf being measured clearly there is more than 1' of height to the ceiling.
ReplyDeleteBeing the craftsman he was - I'm guessing he made sure it was built with the standard 8' (US) 2.4 meters of height for the ceiling.
Who knows? It seems that most craftsmen or builders for that matter don't always stick to the plans; once insitu and the reality of a build is in progress then it's almost inevitable to have to amend, change re-think how to solve particular problems. The roofline of the Sunroom seems interesting, as it is clear from the plans that this pattern or awning was prehaps planned on conception. God knows? Maybe Cynthia knows??
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