The Birkbecks of Westmorland and their descendants . THE PORCH, HORNBY HALL. THE BIRKBECKS OF WESTMORLAND. 33 Inside the porch is a fine oak door, and beyond it another smalldoorway leads up by a narrow winding stone staircase to two small roomsover the porch ; in the lower one on the ceiling is the date ^-^^ and someacorns ; the upper room was the chapel, which Dr. Taylor says had formerlya piscina in the south-east corner, and not many years ago a beautifullygroined and ornamented ceiling. In Domestic Architecture of FourteenthCentury by Parker, the opinion of Dr. Copleston is quoted that th
The Birkbecks of Westmorland and their descendants . THE PORCH, HORNBY HALL. THE BIRKBECKS OF WESTMORLAND. 33 Inside the porch is a fine oak door, and beyond it another smalldoorway leads up by a narrow winding stone staircase to two small roomsover the porch ; in the lower one on the ceiling is the date ^-^^ and someacorns ; the upper room was the chapel, which Dr. Taylor says had formerlya piscina in the south-east corner, and not many years ago a beautifullygroined and ornamented ceiling. In Domestic Architecture of FourteenthCentury by Parker, the opinion of Dr. Copleston is quoted that the word Oriel signified the porch or entrance with a chapel over it, givingauthorities. This exactly describes the Hornby porch. In the Brougham Parish Register the Hornby Birkbecks are often presented as Papists by the churchwardens, but Edward Birkbeck, thepoor Lord of Melkenthorpe Manor, was a churchwarden 1676-7. Turning from the porch to the left is the entrance to the hall, which is21 feet square. One of the windows has in the two centre light
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