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gather that the style of the work was such as prevailed about 

 the year 1600. An engraving, published in 1791, and oil 

 paintings of about the same date in the possession of Sir A. 

 Seale Haslam, show us a typical late Elizabethan or early 

 Jacobean house. 



The east front of the house is now almost hidden by the 

 additions made by Mr. Francis Morley, and part of the west 

 side by the wing which was added (in place of one built by 

 Mr. Morley) by the present owner. On the south side the 



A. Victor Haslam. 



Breadsall Priory. Coat of Arms in stone of Sir John Bentley. 



south-east tower has been raised and finished in a pseudo- 

 castellated style, and almost entirely refaced, giving it a very 

 modern appearance, and the large Elizabethan windows have 

 been replaced by the drawing-room bay in 'Victorian Gothic. 

 On the north side the old walling appears, but the windows 

 have been altered by the insertion of eighteenth century sashes. 

 It is, therefore, only on the attic floor that the character of the 

 old work can be seen ; the mullioned windows and many 



