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have been one that he had actually tried, but merely one that 
probably would have produced a particular effect, if tried. A recent 
examination of the masonry and general structure leads us to the 
conclusion that Aubrey must have been mistaken. There is not 
the slightest appearance against the sides of the house of its ever 
having had any appendages of the kind. The facade on the western 
side (as seen in the print) is perfectly regular, is built of ashlar, 
and has a large doorway in the centre. On the eastern side indeed 
the masonry is rough and the elevation irregular; but still there 
is no trace of any projection. The mistake may perhaps be ac- 
counted for in this way. ~There was formerly a range of offices 
and stables behind and longer than the house. This seen from a 
distance may have presented the appearance of wings. 
“The principal front to the south was divided into two stories 
with attics in the gables, and was occupied by large windows with 
stone mullions. These were formed by three projections, the 
central one coming forward square, and the two side ones with 
semicircular bows. In the centre was a large sculptured doorway 
to a porch, and the summit of the window bays was adorned with 
open parapets.’ 
The “ Duke’s House” is noticed in a work called “Observations on 
the Architecture of England, during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth 
and King James I.,” by Mr. C. J. Richardson, who has introduced 
four illustrations of it. 1. The externalview. 2. A fireplace and stone 
mantelpiece in the entrance hall. 3. A mantelpiece of oak on the 
upstairs floor; and 4. A ceiling. The same plates, with two others 
of details, appear also in a volume of “Illustrations of Claverton 
and the Duke’s House,” published by George Vivian, Esq., of the 
former place. 
In these works it is described as being of the transition style 
between the old Tudor or perpendicular, and the new or Palladian. 
Many of the enrichments peculiar to it are of German invention; 
artists of that nation having been then much in vogue. ‘The excess 
of window light, characteristic of houses of that style, and so 
