▁house ▁was ▁built ▁of ▁local ▁B arg ate ▁stone , ▁l ined ▁inside ▁with ▁brick . ▁The ▁cas ement ▁windows ▁were ▁set ▁flush ▁with ▁the ▁outside ▁walls ▁to ▁maxim ise ▁the ▁internal ▁window ▁s ills . ▁Oak ▁tim bers ▁were ▁extens ively ▁used . ▁These ▁were ▁obtained ▁from ▁local ▁o aks , ▁silver ed ▁using ▁a ▁treatment ▁with ▁hot ▁l ime . ▁Other ▁features ▁included ▁a ▁large ▁h ood ed ▁fire place , ▁and ▁a ▁shall ow - ste pped ▁st air case ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁long ▁o ak - be amed ▁gallery , ▁over h anging ▁the ▁central ▁cour ty ard . ▁ ▁The ▁other ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁west ▁of ▁M unst ead ▁Wood ▁have ▁become ▁separate ▁properties . ▁Besides ▁The ▁H ut , ▁these ▁were ▁originally ▁J ek yll ' s ▁gaz eb o , ▁pot ting ▁shed , ▁gard ener ' s ▁c ott age ▁and ▁st ables . ▁The ▁splitting ▁up ▁and ▁sale ▁as ▁separate ▁properties ▁was ▁performed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁by ▁J ek yll ' s ▁nep hew , ▁Francis ▁J ek yll , ▁who ▁had ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁after ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁He ▁retained ▁The ▁H ut , ▁however , ▁and ▁lived ▁there ▁until ▁his ▁own ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁C en ot aph ▁of ▁Sig ism unda ▁ ▁A ▁garden ▁seat ▁built ▁by ▁L ut y ens ▁for ▁J ek yll ▁at ▁M unst ead ▁Wood , ▁consisting