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room being more delicately treatecl, and enriched with the ' Vine ' 

 ornamentation. The Library, though small, is a pleasant apart- 

 ment in the south western angle. An object of great interest 

 was the long gallery (75 feet) upon the fourth floor, running the 

 whole length of the building, and overlooking the front garden. 

 It has an ornate plastered ceiling dated 1603, the characteristic 

 features of which, as well as the whole room, lighted by the 

 quaint Tudor windows, conjures up reminiscences of Haddon, 

 From the gallery the party were conducted to the top of the 

 tower, and the weather being charming they lingered long _ on 

 the summit. Although the mansion stands low, a beautiful view 

 was obtained to the north and west over the rich meadows that 

 form part of the Gawthorpe Estate, with Pendle in the back 

 ground. From this point the ancient bed of the river Calder 

 could be distinctly traced, and it was easy to picture the appear- 

 ance of the landscape when the Hall was merely a Peel or 

 Castlet somewhat similar to Hellifield in Craven, in days long 

 gone by. At that time the river would flow within a hundred 

 yards of the then miniature fortress, beyond the loresent bastion 

 wall to the north, and would form an additional defence from 

 Scotcli foray and plunder. Probably then there would be no trees 

 round the mansion, and the view would be uninterrupted from 

 the battlemented Manor House of Ighteu Hill, down to the spot 

 in the valley upon which old Gawthorpe stood. Descending 

 from the tower an inspection was made of the out-lying build- 

 ings, many of which are most substantially built of stone, and 



as old as the Hall. A huge barn with its massive oak beams, 



ample capacity, and semi-ecclesiastical timbered roof, forms one 



of the finest specimens of knightly appurtenance in the county. 



A walk through the grounds, and a peep at the tennis courts, 



completed the visit. 



A very hearty vote of thanks was given to Mr. Ford for the 



kind manner in wliich he had taken the members over the house 



and grounds. 



