166 A TOPOGRAPHICAL, &c. 



The old manor-house, called Little Wyrley Hall, is, from its 

 situation amid groves of elms and other full-grown trees, a curious 

 and picturesque specimen of the architecture of our ancestors. The 

 Hall is decorated with several pieces of ancient armour, which, with 

 the old-fashioned wooden chairs, give it an appearance of venera- 

 ble antiquity. The rooms are adorned with heraldic emblems of 

 its owners, and several family portraits. The mansion has been 

 much improved by Mr. Hussey, the present possessor, whose hos- 

 pitality is well known. The groves are inhabited by numerous 

 rooks, which, after breeding-time, retire from the place, and the 

 ground is then swept and remains clean till their return. The 

 Brown-hills Colliery, an old and profitable establishment, on this 

 estate, is the property of Mr. Hussey. 



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