46 
House & Garden 
The fireplace in this 
bedroom dates from the 
same period as that in 
the hall. The ceiling is 
beamed and the timber 
frame of the house is 
seen in the walls. The 
floor here is made of 
elm planks, which have 
taken on a beautiful 
color with the passage 
of time 
A 
TREASURE 
from 
the 
XV th 
CENTURY 
The fine old fireplace in the 
hall is part of the original 
as it was built by a 
certain Richard de Ropplegli 
in 1453. It was brought to 
light in the course of the al¬ 
terations executed recently 
West End, Chiddingfold, 
Surrey, England, dates from 
the 15th Century. This view 
is of the weathered tiles and 
half-timbering of the south 
end. Harry Redfern was the 
architect of the restoration 
