Hunt, Thomas Frederick; Moyes, James [Oth.]: Exemplars of Tudor Architecture, Adapted To Modern Habitations: With Illustrative Details, Selected From Ancient Edifices; And Observations on the Furniture of the Tudor Period (London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, And Green, 1830)

and that it was not entirely abandoned in the reign of James, we have
proof in the windows of Abbot’s Hospital, at Guildford ; intermediate
examples are far from being rare.
“ In the gallery of Haddon Hall, which is in the style prevalent
during the reign of Elizabeth, we find that the only ornaments on the
windows are shields of many quarters, either with or without sup-
porters, mixed with festoons and garlands, and generally accompanied
by the date. The arms do not always appear to be those of the
family exclusively, but frequently those of the monarch, the leading
courtiers, or ennobled neighbours of the owner, are to be found in the
most prominent places.”
Plate XV. — Q —-Although fire-places were in use
long before the art of flue-building was known, their number was very
limited even in great houses so late as Elizabeth’s reign. A “ chamber
with a chimney” was then a distinguished apartment; and one of the
halls at Oxford was formerly called “ Chimney Hall,” from having
such an accommodation.* In 1574, Elizabeth intending to visit Arch-
bishop Parker’s palace at Croydon, Bowyer, a gentleman of the black
rod, was sent there to prepare for Her Majesty’s reception. He re-
ported that he did not know “ where to place Mr. Hatton; and for my
Lady Carewe, here is no place with a chimney for her, but that [she ]
must ley abrode by Mrs. Aparry and the rest of the privey chambers.
For Mrs. Shelton, here is no rooms with chimneys; I shall stay one
chamber without for her.”f
There are several records of chimney-pieces being set up for the
* Warton. f Ducarel’s History of Croydon.