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present entrance from the acljoining cbamber Las been cut 

 througb tbe old tbick walL At tbe opposlte end of tbe 

 dais, and consequently at tbe back of tbe bouse, was tbe 

 anciont cellai-j E, imder a modern staircase, and by tbe 

 slde of it tbe garderobe turret, D, witb a newel staircase in 

 tbe corner, now destroyed : bebind tbe dais is a large room, 

 probably tbe parlour, and over it tbe solar, or lord's 

 cbamber. Tbis wing bas been mucb altered in tbe Eliza- 

 betban period, but tbe buttress at tbe external corner is 

 Decorated work, and sbews tbat tbese rooms are partly 

 original. Tbe room at tbe back of tbis, marked C, belongs 

 to tbe Elizabetban period, and bas been at some period 

 turned into a kiteben. Tbe west end of tbe bouse, beyond 

 tbis, comprising tbe present dining-room and drawing- 

 room, is partly modern, witb bay-windows tbrown out, in 

 tbe style of tbe Strawberry-bill Gotbic ; but tbe walls and 

 tbe end window in tbe front belong to tbe Elizabetban 

 work, built by Wake, and tbe back wall extending from 

 C to tbe west end bas bad an arcb pierced tbrougb it to 

 extend tbe dining-room. 



Tbe dotted lines on tbe plan connecting E and F repre- 

 eent a modern wall, and tbe straigbt line at tbe back witb 

 tbe Steps sbews tbe trencb cut out of tbe slope of the bill 

 at tbe back of tbe bouse. Tbe remains of fortification are 

 very sligbt, and tbere is no appearance of any moat ; 

 indeed, tbe Situation on tbe slope of a bill bardly admits of 

 one, and tbe bouse could never bave been intended to 

 stand a siege. 



Tbe Cburcb and Manor Ilouse of Tickenbam were tben 

 visited. 



TiCKENHAM CnuRCil. Mr. Frceman said: Tbe Cburcb 

 is of several datcs. It consists of nave and aisles, cbancel 

 and south aisle, and western towcr. Tbe piers are Early- 



