. Vanishing England . er construction, beingaltogether absent. One of the striking features of this,as of many other timber-framed houses, is the carvedcorner or angle post. It curves outwards as a support tothe projecting first floor to the extent of nearly two feet,and the whole piece was hewn out of one massive oaklog, the root, as was usual, having been placed upwards,and beautifully carved with Gothic floriations. The fulloverhang of the gables is four feet six inches. In laterexamples this distance between the gables and the wallwas considerably reduced, until at last the barge-boardswer
. Vanishing England . er construction, beingaltogether absent. One of the striking features of this,as of many other timber-framed houses, is the carvedcorner or angle post. It curves outwards as a support tothe projecting first floor to the extent of nearly two feet,and the whole piece was hewn out of one massive oaklog, the root, as was usual, having been placed upwards,and beautifully carved with Gothic floriations. The fulloverhang of the gables is four feet six inches. In laterexamples this distance between the gables and the wallwas considerably reduced, until at last the barge-boardswere flush with the wall. The joists of the first floor pro-ject from under a finely carved string-course, and the endof each joist has a carved finial. All the inside wallswere panelled with oak, and the fire-place is of the typical io6 VANISHING ENGLAND old English character, with seats for half a dozen peoplein the ingle-nook. The principal room had a fine Tudordoor, and the frieze and some of the panels were enriched. Tudor Fire-place. Now walled up in the passage of a shop in Banbury with an inlay of holly. When the house was demolishedmany of the choicest fittings which were missing fromtheir places were found carefully stowed under the floorboards. Possibly a raid or a riot had alarmed the owners IN STREETS AND LANES 107 in some distant period, and they hid their nicest thingsand then were slain, and no one knew of the secrethiding-place. The Rector of Haughton calls attention to a curious oldhouse which certainly ought to be preserved if it has notyet quite vanished. It is completely hidden from the public gaze. Rightaway in the fields, to be reached only by footpath, or bystrangely circuitous lane, in the parish of Ranton, therestands a little old half-timbered house, known as theVicarage Farm. Only a very practised eye would suspectthe treasures that it contains. Entering through theoriginal door, with quaint knocker intact, you are in thekitchen with a fine open fire-pl
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