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HOUGHTON HALL, NORFOLK 



pretty faithfully. The sizes and disposition of the rooms were 

 varied, both in the central block and in the wings. The pro- 

 portions of the windows were altered, and Campbell's projecting 

 portico was omitted, the columns being attached to the wall 

 instead of standing some fifteen feet in front of it. The attic 

 stories of his corner pavilions were also changed into domes. 

 On the whole these slight alterations tended to improve the 

 appearance, but in spite of these variations, Campbell must have 



the credit for 

 the design (Fig. 



173). 



The whole 

 arrangement is 

 of the prevalent 

 type. There is 

 a noble main 

 building flanked 

 on each side at 

 some distance 

 by a subsidiary 

 block, connected 

 to the house 

 by colonnades 

 which are curved 

 on one face and 

 rectangular on 

 the other. The 

 south wing con- 

 tains the kitchen and servants' quarters ; the north wing is 

 occupied by a picture gallery and chapel, but much of this 

 particular building has been destroyed by fire. 



The house itself is of three stories, including the basement, 

 which is used in part for domestic purposes, but serves in the 

 main to raise the principal floor well above the ground. This 

 floor (see plan, Fig. 172) contains the fine stone hall, a cube of 

 40 ft, a saloon somewhat smaller and less lofty, a dozen fine 

 rooms and some staircases, of which the chief one is magnificent 

 All these rooms are symmetrically arranged, and the doorways 

 are so disposed as to produce long vistas when the whole series is 

 opened. The four rooms in the corners can only be gained by 



FIG. 172. Houghton, Norfolk. Plan of 

 Principal Floor, 1722. 



