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Learning
Materials
The
Three Main Uses of Hinchingbrooke
The plans
of the nunnery, the house and the school.
Study
the House plans. Then try to explain how the house
has changed over the last 500 years.
Look at the following aspects:
1.
The use of the rooms.
2. The overall shape of the house. Has that changed?
Evidence
that Hinchingbrooke was once a nunnery.
- Look
around the house and note down as many features as possible that tell
you that Hinchingbrooke was once a nunnery (here's
one!)
- Use
the plans to help you as well.
- Why
do you think these features are still present in the building?
- What
does this tell you about the way Hinchingbrooke has been altered by
its owners?
Evidence
that Hinchingbrooke was once a country house.
Now
look at the house for evidence that this was once the house of the rich
landed aristocracy.
Clues:
- Look
out for the portraits.
- Look
at the interior decorations in the rooms downstairs.
- Look
at the pictures and photographs in the Entrance Hall.
Evidence
that Hinchingbrooke is now a school.
- Look
for evidence that tells you Hinchingbrooke is now a large secondary
school.(here's one!)
- Think
about whether the new use for the house has altered it greatly. Has
the County Council changed the house completely?
Now
draw all your information together to answer the main question.
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