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ARTISTS' HOMES--No. 14--"BENT'S BROOK."
Our plate illustrates the residence of Mr. J. E. Boehm, A.R.A., the
sculptor. Bent's Brook is situated at Holmwood, not far south of
Dorking, on the Mid-Sussex line, and commands some fine views of
well-timbered country. The site itself is comparatively low, and the
soil being clay it was advisable to keep the building well out of the
ground, and in this way a rather unusually high elevation for such
a house was obtained. The plan is very compactly arranged, with an
ingenious approach to the well-centered hall and staircase, over
which, by a mezzanine contrivance, a good store place is secured. The
drawing-room has a belvedere bay, reached from the garden by an external
stair, under which is a covered garden seat. A balcony overlooking the
garden leads also from the drawing-room, and a billiard room is arranged
on the basement level with a separate entrance from the porch. A
tradesmen's entrance is provided elsewhere. The kitchen and offices are
on the lower floor level, and a kitchen yard is conveniently placed at
the rear. Red brick, with cut-brick dressings, is the material used
throughout for the walls, the upper parts of which are hung with
ornamental tiles.
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