the main portion of the house on the north. The latter contains the hall 

 and oriel in a terrace. The gable over the oriel bears the arms of the 

 Binghanis, and the vane at the top bears the date 1677. Entering the 

 hall, the walls of Avhich were panelled at one time Avith oak, but have 

 been painted (but not by me), in the windows on the oriel to the south 

 are the arms of Russell, Earl Bedford, those of England and France, the 

 arms of Spain, and arms and quarterings of Herbert, Earl Pembroke. 

 These are supposed to have been placed to commemorate the occasion on 

 which Philip and Mary visited the mansion. In taking down some of 

 the panelling in the oriel, Avhicli had decayed, two carved arches were 

 found, one of Avhicli must have led up into the sleeping apartments. 

 The other, having a door (as found), led down to the kitchen, as behind 

 the door are a flight of steps. The corridor, Avhich stands in the court- 

 yard, is of recent building, as it takes in some of the same moulding as 

 the gable of the oriel and other carving. In the hall are portraits of 

 Charles I., Archbishop Laud, the Duke of Norfolk, Earl Stafford, Colonel 

 and Mrs. Penruddock ; and among the family portraits are Sir R. 

 Bingham, Mr. Pollinger, Colonel R. Bingham, Sir J. Bingham, 

 K.C.B., by Pickersgill, Colonel R. H. Bingham, and others. 

 All these portraits were in such a state that they were, some of 

 them, almost blank, but they have lately been well restored. 

 In the dining-room is an ancient carved chimney-piece, in which 

 is inserted a picture of a rural fete, probably Dutch. In the 

 present servants' hall, which was the brew-house, is a table taken 

 out of one of the ships of the Spanish Armada, and presented to the 

 family by an ancestor of the Honourable Mrs. Brassey, who was a Miss 

 Bingham of the Clanmorris branch, and in the old servants' hall was an 

 interesting carving, which is being made into a cupboard. It is the arms 

 of Bingham and Coker, of Mappowder. Thei e are also some carved panels 

 in one of the bedrooms in the house. In the garden is an ancient 

 bowling-green in perfect condition, the length of which is 72 yards, and 

 also a very fine yew hedge, which is 12ft. tliick, and is considered a very 

 good specimen. There is likewise, in the garden, a very old gaiden 

 settle, one of the few remaining in the country, and a dove-cot in tlie 

 form of a round tower, which is considered unique. In the lower gardens 

 there are some trees, which are considered to be the finest in the county, 

 especially a silver fir, which is very tall and is 16ft. round at four feet 

 from the ground. The house has lately undergone restoration, as some 

 of the walls and the roof were unsafe ; but care has been taken that 

 nothing should be modernised, so mucli so that tlie stone slabs of tlie 

 roof, which had to be taken off, have been replaced, and everything kcjit 



