...I have been describing; they were substantial appropriate edifices, suited by Old English Mansion. their scale and arrangement for the purposes of habitation....Each part of these buildings indicated its particular destination : the turreted gate-house and porter's lodging, the entrance porch, the high-crested roof...

...elevation being made subservient to the plan. ' They were substantial, appropriate edifices, suited by their scale and arrangement for the purposes of habitation....buildings indicated its particular distinction : the furreted gatehouse and porter's lodging, the entrance-porch, the high-crested roof, and louvred hall,...

...Louvred hall, with its capacious chimney, the guest chambers, the vast kitchens and offices, all formed distinct and beautiful features, not masked or concealed...and outline increasing the effect of the building, and presenting a standing illustration of good old English hospitality ; while the venerable parish...