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WOLTERTON MANOR HOUSE, NORFOLK.
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over the hall, two to the parlour, two to the chamber above it, and the other
two to fire-places in the garrets.* Such a large group of chimneys is scarcely
to be seen in any other building of this date, and the richness of their orna-
ments is quite extraordinary. Some of the projecting mouldings on the top
have fallen to decay, but the other parts remain perfect.
Plate X. — Ornaments on the Great Stack of Chimneys.
The tunnels of these chimneys are of a cylindrical form, composed of tiles
moulded for the purpose, the ornaments upon them displaying five different
patterns, all of which are here given at large. The plinth on which the tunnels
stand is adorned with the arms of Stapleton and Wood, the royal badge of the
rose, and two busts, which perhaps were intended to represent King Henry VII.
and his queen, Elizabeth of York.
Plate XI. — Details of the North Front of the Gate-house, and
otiier parts.
No. 1. represents the frieze, or string-course, in the middle of the north
front of the gate-house.
No. 2. Cornice under the parapet of the tower in the south front of the
house. — See Plate VI.
No. 3. Tracery in small panels on the turrets of the tow Ter. — See Plate VII.
No. 1.
No. 4. Frieze, or string-course, running along the middle of the south
front. — (See Plate V.) The arms belonged to the families of Wood and
Stapleton; and the spaces between the panels are charged with roses and
heads alternately.
No. 5. One of the shields which decorate the spandrils of the north arch
of the gate-house. The arms are those of Fermor with an impalement.
No. 6. A part of the tracery on a turret of the south front of the house
is here given at large. — (See No. 1 in Plate VII.) The spaces between the
mouldings are filled with roses and lions’ heads formed of moulded tiles.
* The chimneys of halls, kitchens, and other apartments where large fires were wanted, had
commonly two tunnels, and sometimes more. In the hall at Chillington there were no fewer than
eight tunnels to one hearth. — Plot’s Staffordshire, p. 359.
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over the hall, two to the parlour, two to the chamber above it, and the other
two to fire-places in the garrets.* Such a large group of chimneys is scarcely
to be seen in any other building of this date, and the richness of their orna-
ments is quite extraordinary. Some of the projecting mouldings on the top
have fallen to decay, but the other parts remain perfect.
Plate X. — Ornaments on the Great Stack of Chimneys.
The tunnels of these chimneys are of a cylindrical form, composed of tiles
moulded for the purpose, the ornaments upon them displaying five different
patterns, all of which are here given at large. The plinth on which the tunnels
stand is adorned with the arms of Stapleton and Wood, the royal badge of the
rose, and two busts, which perhaps were intended to represent King Henry VII.
and his queen, Elizabeth of York.
Plate XI. — Details of the North Front of the Gate-house, and
otiier parts.
No. 1. represents the frieze, or string-course, in the middle of the north
front of the gate-house.
No. 2. Cornice under the parapet of the tower in the south front of the
house. — See Plate VI.
No. 3. Tracery in small panels on the turrets of the tow Ter. — See Plate VII.
No. 1.
No. 4. Frieze, or string-course, running along the middle of the south
front. — (See Plate V.) The arms belonged to the families of Wood and
Stapleton; and the spaces between the panels are charged with roses and
heads alternately.
No. 5. One of the shields which decorate the spandrils of the north arch
of the gate-house. The arms are those of Fermor with an impalement.
No. 6. A part of the tracery on a turret of the south front of the house
is here given at large. — (See No. 1 in Plate VII.) The spaces between the
mouldings are filled with roses and lions’ heads formed of moulded tiles.
* The chimneys of halls, kitchens, and other apartments where large fires were wanted, had
commonly two tunnels, and sometimes more. In the hall at Chillington there were no fewer than
eight tunnels to one hearth. — Plot’s Staffordshire, p. 359.