This is the ground floor plan of Goldings in 1875 during the time the Abel Smith family lived there in their newly built house
( looking towards top fiel)d

1. Forecourt
2. Conservatory
3. Library
4. Drawing Room
5. Lavatory
6. Saloon
7. Garden Entrance
8. Terrace
9. Hall
10. Dining Room
11. Morning Room

12. Own Room
13. Boudoir
14. Serving
15. Billiard Room
16. Butlers Pantry
17. Archway
18. Bed Room
19. Store
20. Corridor
21. Safe
22. Housekeeper

23. Still room
24. Servants Hall
25 Kitchen
26. Larder
27. Yard
28. Scullery
29. Bakery
30. Archway
31. Dairy
32. Scullery
33. Larders

1. Forecourt.
2. Table Tennis Room I do.
remember a pianola in there once.
3. Just off the Assembly Room .
4. Assembly Room.
5.
6. Lounge.
7. Entrance.
8. Terrace.
9. The posh entrance also used by
Mr Embleton as an office.
10. Staff Dining Room.

Many thanks to Pop Steele for the information above.

11. Mr. Wheatley’s Study.
12. Main Office.
13. Prefects room.
14.
15. Staff Billiards Room.
16. Staff Pantry.
17. Archway.
18.
19. Food Store.
20. Corridor.
21.
22. Matrons Room.

23. Linen Room.
24. Sewing Room.
25. Kitchen.
26. Kitchen.
27. Kitchen.
28. Kitchen.
29. Kitchen.
30. Kitchen.
31.
32.
33.

As we remember Goldings in the 60s

Can you fill in the gaps did it look the same in the 40s and the 50s as it did in the 60s ?
Click on the Kitchen to let us know.

As I remember Goldings in the early to mid 60s the Dining Room and the Ablution Block are not shown on the original
Ground plan, and were built later along with MacAndrew wing. The Table tennis room used to be the Tuck shop in
earlier years.
Please indicate what the rooms were used for in your time spent there and the year s.

All images and text copyright © to Goldings Old Boys reunion members

Goldings : George Devey’s Ground floor plan 1875

We would like to thank Dorothy Able Smith for the kind permission to use information diagrams, and pictures in the following pages

Page Compiled November 2005

Below are the Floor plans as they were for the Herts County Council. (Looking toward bottom field)

Ground Floor with MacAndrew Wing plus the Mezzanine floor

First, Second, and Third Floors

Third Floor was disused, all other rooms not numbered were disused or passageways.

Note: The Abel Smith days Diagram is facing North and the Council offices days diagrams are facing South

Key

1. Offices.
2. Stores.
3. Library.
4. Forecourt.
5. Terrace.
6. Orangery
7. Hall.
8. W. C.
(Toilets).
9. MacAndrew
Wing.
10. Mezzanine
Floor.
11. Work Shop.
12. Tea Room.
13. Spiral
Staircase.

Key

1. Offices.
2. Stores.
3. Library.
4. Forecourt.
5. Terrace.
6. Orangery
7. Hall.
8. W. C.
(Toilets).
9. MacAndrew
Wing.
10. Mezzanine
Floor.
11. Work Shop.
12. Tea Room.
13. Spiral
Staircase.

As it was in the sixties room numbers 21-22 were Somerset House parents (Mr and Mrs Goodman) Quarters, 23-24 were Somerset Dorms
and 25-26 was Somerset Sitting Room, 29 was Somerset bathroom!
Can anyone remember what numbers their house was or even their dorm?

please click to let me know where your house or dorm was, or any other room of interest that you may remember click

Please click on
MacAndrew for
larger scale plans

Ground Floor plan of Goldings