Through England on a side saddle in the time of William and MaryFiennes, Celia
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Through England on a side saddle in the time of William and Mary
Fiennes, Celia
England -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800
beyond this roome is a back Stair Leads to the bath, and by y^e Servants
Roome is a large back Staire that Leads to the Next Story, the Great
staires Ending here, and on the Left hand they lead into a large dineing
Roome &c.—then a drawing Roome and next a bed Chamber w^{ch} has a back
doore to the back Staires by y^e kitchin. These doores open through to
y^e End one way the best bed Chamber and quite to the balcony y^e other
side a visto.
Within the dineing roome on ye Left hand is a very Largo bed Chamber
w^{ch} jndeed is y^e best—good tapistry hangings—here is design’d a
velvet bed its painted white; there are very good Pictures; here is a
Little back Staires to y^e Servants hall. The dineing Roome is
wanscoated and varnish’d the other Roomes nothing done to—that is the
drawing Roome and Chamber. W^{th} in there is damaske, and Camlet beds
in y^e other Roomes, and off these back Staires by y^e Kitchin is a
Chamber, anty Roome, dressing roome, 2 Closets These back staires goe up
to the next Story y^t Leads to the roomes over this, and to a long
Gallery that is Window all to the ffront and Leads to all y^e Chambers.
There is handsome roomes only those at y^e Side and End are Garret
fashion—between are Servants roomes and Closets: thence a little pair of
Stairs Leads up to the Gallery and thence up to the Cupilow which is in
the Middle of the house, all Windows round and on y^e top has a Gold
ball that holds severall Gallons. On each Wing there are 2 little
towers, one has y^e Clock the other a Sundial, and on the top two gold
balls of a Lesser size. The Gardens are walled in, some with brest
walls, some higher with flower potts on them; severall places with open
grates to Look through with Stone balls or ffigures on the pillars each
Side the Gates everyway. There is a water house that by a Wheele Casts
up the Water out of y^e River just by, and fills y^e pipes to Serve all
y^e house and to fill y^e bason designed in the middle of the Garden
w^{th} a Spout in the middle.
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