Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society . Ptr^. —p jH:-;--—?-^j^JU^^—^.^,^^^^^_^^ ^ ._ __J liL!. Ji^ijl ?lll\l I If 0 •J SIZERGH, NO. 2. 7I besque devices ; they are untouched by decay, and thecolours as fresh as when new. From Wests Abstractsof Sizergh deeds (1778) it would seem that this room wasfinished after Alice Stricklands marriage with Sir ThomasBoynton post June 15, 1573, and ante March 31, 1574,and it is said that an apprentice served his of sevenyears upon the work. The room is the only one of itskind found in this part of the cou
Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society . Ptr^. —p jH:-;--—?-^j^JU^^—^.^,^^^^^_^^ ^ ._ __J liL!. Ji^ijl ?lll\l I If 0 •J SIZERGH, NO. 2. 7I besque devices ; they are untouched by decay, and thecolours as fresh as when new. From Wests Abstractsof Sizergh deeds (1778) it would seem that this room wasfinished after Alice Stricklands marriage with Sir ThomasBoynton post June 15, 1573, and ante March 31, 1574,and it is said that an apprentice served his of sevenyears upon the work. The room is the only one of itskind found in this part of the country. The stuccoceiling is richly ornamented with geometrical mouldedribbing converging on a boss and pendant. The spacesbetween are filled in with coats of arms, fleur-de-lys,and acorn foliage. This room has a very beautiful paneledand canopied door, and an exceedingly massive and hand-some bedstead, the detached pillars being quaintly carvedand very elaborate, supporting a canopy with a shield ofthe Strickland and DEincourt arms, bearing date 1568. Out of these two rooms
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