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time, ami reduced from its original size by the remo- 

 val of some of the older parts ot the building. The 

 hall is built of stone, and presents a handsome south 

 front, l%3 feet in length. The eastern and western, 

 wings project about 8 feet from the centre of the 

 building, giving a relief and finish to the whole, 

 which would otherwise have a dull and uniform ap- 

 pearance The breadth of the building appears to 

 have been originally about 90 feet. There are three 

 entrances, to each of which there is attached a sep- 

 arate staircase. The entrance on the east is in a 

 peculiar style of architecture, but simple, chaste and 

 elegant. The principal entrance, which is on the 

 south, opens into a spacious hall, 40 feet by 23, from 

 whence leads an equ illy spacious staircase, ascend- 

 ing by easy steps to the drawing room ; but wide 

 enough to admit a carriage and with a massy bal- 

 ustrade of oak ; which proclaims it a baronial resi- 

 dence. The drawing room, which is immediately 

 over the entrance hall, was formerly of similar ex- 

 tent, 40 feet by 23, and had four windows looking 

 from it upon the lawn ; one of which has been taken 

 out, to form a bed-room. The other rooms of the 

 house correspond in size w ith those already enume- 

 rated, but which cannot all of them be particularly 

 noticed. The tapestry of the bed-room in the east- 

 ern wing, yet in tolerable preservation, is descrip- 

 tive of forest and other rural scenery. In a garret 

 of the western wing are the remains of splendid 

 hangings of stamped leather, which was used former- 

 ly instead of paper for rooms, and has no doubt 

 formed at some time, a distinguished ornament of 



