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SHALLCROSS AND YEARDSLEY HALLS. 



A reference to the plan will show that the building closely 

 corresponds with the ancient halls of the fifteenth century. 

 At the end of what was originally the great hall, but which is 

 now divided into' two sitting-rooms, there is a through passage 

 with an external door at either end. This passage is usually 

 separated from the hall by an oak screen, but in this case the 



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huge chimney breast acts in place of the screen, and a massive 

 arch cut out of solid oak provides the opening for the fireplace 

 within. On the other side of the through passage, and in the 

 almost invariable position, are the archways leading to the 

 kitchen and butteries and other domestic quarters, as previously 

 mentioned. Over the through passage in the earlier halls was 



