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that the central portion of the house was built by them, while the 
eastern wing was probably added at a later date. The interior 
of the house possesses no real feature of remarkable interest, 
except that, in the drawing room, over the mantelpiece, there 
is some curious stonework, well worth inspection. In the first 
edition of his work Hutchins says there was a chapel there, which 
formed part of the mansion. All traces of this have now, however, 
entirely disappeared. As the Wells family were Romanists, it 
seems very likely to have been built by them, though it too, 
in common with the central portion of the house, may have 
owed its origin to the fifteenth century. 
When the house was restored some sixty years ago, the 
old stone staircase which then led from the hall to the upper floor 
was taken down and a wooden one erected in its place. Lovers 
of things ancient will, I feel sure, join me in regretting that the 
old stone staircase no longer winds itself round the pillar which 
still stands and which once supported it. 
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