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FIG. 143. Easton Neston. The Dining-Room (now altered). 



overpowering result which would have followed from carrying 

 the whole of the hall to the height of two stories. But even 

 this restraint left a greater void than suits modern comfort, 

 and the more lofty portion has now been divided by a floor at 

 the level of the cornice. Other alterations, both of disposition 

 and of decoration, have been made. The original hall has be- 

 come the dining-room, and a new hall has been fashioned to the 

 left of the entrance. The drawing-room, however, retains much of 

 its original treatment, including the elaborate ceiling with figures 

 in high relief in the middle panel, and the walls, which are 

 occupied by panels with rather extravagant frames (Fig 144). 



The bulk of Hawksmoor's work was concerned with churches^ 

 and therefore lies outside the scope of the present inquiry. He 

 was a trained and skilful architect, but contemporary with him 



