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windows above. The two rooms on the left of the entrance liavc 

 now been thrown into one. The servants' acconunoclation and 

 cellars were in the basement storey, which was reached by a stair 

 wiiich descended from the end of the entrance lol>by, and from a 

 landing half way down this stair there was an access to the back- 

 yard, and also to the kitchen premises, which were in an out 

 building on a level with the yard. At the end of this lobby there 

 was also a stair to the, second storey, which stair had a mahogany 

 railing with twisted balusters disposed in pairs. Facing one on 

 reacliiug the landing is the main entrance to what is still known 

 as Prince Charlie's room. 



Tliis entrance is of handsome form, having imposts, semi- 

 circular top witli archivolt and key, flanked with fluted 

 Corinthian pilasters on pedestals supporting an entablature of 

 architrave freize and cornice enriched with dentals and carved 

 blocks, the capitals of the pilasters being also carved. This room 

 is of two parts, one 20 feet by 19| feet, and the other 15 feet 

 by 14| feet, and both 10 feet high, and divided by a moveable 

 panelled partition. The walls are lined with moulded and fielded 

 wooded panelling, tastefully arranged, resting on a moulded 

 base, and finisiied with entablature of architrave freize and 

 cornice relieved with dental and carved block enrichments 

 Indeed the whole house, including the entrance lobby, staircase 

 and landing, seems originally to have been panelled, and although 

 the panelling has been removed in some of the rooms, much of it 

 still i-emains. The lai'ger part of Prince Charlie's room shows 

 two round-headed doors flanked with Corinthian pilasters similai' 

 to those already described, and the doors are each in two halves, 

 opening inwards. There are two fireplaces, one at the end of 

 each apartment similarly flanked, and over e<lch fireplace is a 

 panel filled with a landscape painting. This room occupies the 

 whole front of the building, and has five windows looking out on 

 to the street — tihree being in the larger apartment and two in 

 the smaller. These have seats in the recesses. The windows 

 were originally divided into smaller squares by thick moulded 

 astragals, but recently plate glass was substituted. With this 

 exception and the substitution of marble slabs at tlie fireplaces 

 for the original chimney pieces — probably of wood, elegant and 

 thoughtfully designed — this room appears to be now in all respect.s 

 as it was in 1745. The smaller apartment has a small doorway 

 entering into a narrow passage leading from the main landing to 



