The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . LIBERTON HOUSE 317 FOURTH PERIOD Liberton Tower, described and illustrated in the first volume of this interesting old mansion has suffered grievously from alterations atvarious dates, more especially about sixty years ago, when, in order toaccommodate the fabric to the taste of the period, nearly all of its ancientfeatures were obliterated or concealed. The old high-pitched roof was. Fig. 142J.—Liberton House. Entrance Doorway. removed, the gables heightened, and a new story added. Th
The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . LIBERTON HOUSE 317 FOURTH PERIOD Liberton Tower, described and illustrated in the first volume of this interesting old mansion has suffered grievously from alterations atvarious dates, more especially about sixty years ago, when, in order toaccommodate the fabric to the taste of the period, nearly all of its ancientfeatures were obliterated or concealed. The old high-pitched roof was. Fig. 142J.—Liberton House. Entrance Doorway. removed, the gables heightened, and a new story added. The top of thesquare termination of the staircase turret in the re-entering angle (Fig. 1427)was also entirely altered, while the base of the turret and the adjoiningentrance were concealed by a large and incongruous porch, providing, nodoubt, an improved access to the house, but greatly detracting from its FOURTH PERIOD — 318 — LIBERTON HOUSE architectural character. Internally, the rooms were completely modern-ised. In the apartment now used as the dining-room the massive arch ofwrought stone that spans one extremity was concealed by a curtain oflath and plaster, while a corresponding arch thrown across the sub-divided window of the private room was removed at a comparatively recentdate, to permit of the insertion of a bow window of the most commonplacecharacter. Asa matter of course, the massive oak timbers of the ceiling
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