90 SINAI PARK 
Here you will see the Hall, with Dais and Screens, also the 
staircase at the back of Dais, as it was at Sinai, but the arrangement 
of kitchen, etc., a little different. You will see also that the Chapel 
occupied almost the identical site it must have done at Sinai. Also 
note the fireplace in the Hall. 
Now we will get back to our plan of Sinai and see its gradual 
development. You will find at Sinai, the greater part of the develop- 
ment is of timber construction. Well, we are on the edge of the 
Great Forest of Needwood, and timber is more easily obtained. 
As we get away from the Middle Ages there is a greater 
seclusion. The Solar becomes the centre of the life of the house in 
place of the Hall, and in this case we may I think safely say that at 
Sinai the Hall 
was made into 
two by inser- 
tion of a floor 
forming it 
into an En- 
trance Hall 
and a Great 
Gallery. At 
this time was 
also added the 
porch, now 
made in the 
centre of the 
east side, and 
the staircase 
on the west 
side, giving 
access to the 
Great Gallery. 
Most of the 
oak panelling 
is of this date. 
The kitchen 
was also 
divided in 
THE OLD FRONT DOOR, SINAI PARK. 
