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somewhat plain entrance front. "The house itself is full of 

 " interest ; all the rooms on the basement and principal floor 

 "are vaulted, and the vaulting ribs and corbels are managed 

 "with such care as was seldom bestowed upon those features 

 "even in the days of stone vaulting. This method of con- 

 " struction was rapidly going out of fashion, most of the houses 

 "of the sixteenth century having floors of joists and boards, 



Stone Corner Chimney-piece, Bolsover. 



"the underside being ceiled in the early part of the century 

 " with wood, and in the latter part with plaster. But at 

 "Bolsover, as late as 1613, we have stone vaulting beautifully 

 "wrought. There is a large amount of good panelling also 

 "left, and the chimney-pieces are unrivalled in any house of 

 "the time for their beauty and variety.'' 



