. Sussex archaeological collections relating to the history and antiquities of the county. another to right, another behind, each withIthatched roof. The devices over the doorway arere-drawn separately on a larger scale on the lowerImargin. The devices on the window hoods are merelyhinted at, not drawn in 2. An etching by Letitia Byrne, from a drawing byPaul Amsinck, published in a volume entitled Tunbridge \ Wells and its Neighbourhood, illustrated by a Series of\Etchings and Historical Descriptions (1810). This showsthe gateway with closed doors and mullions (or woodenbeams) and a v
. Sussex archaeological collections relating to the history and antiquities of the county. another to right, another behind, each withIthatched roof. The devices over the doorway arere-drawn separately on a larger scale on the lowerImargin. The devices on the window hoods are merelyhinted at, not drawn in 2. An etching by Letitia Byrne, from a drawing byPaul Amsinck, published in a volume entitled Tunbridge \ Wells and its Neighbourhood, illustrated by a Series of\Etchings and Historical Descriptions (1810). This showsthe gateway with closed doors and mullions (or woodenbeams) and a view to left of the barn, as in the•drawing of 1857. Though good as an etching, details are omitted, notably the initials over the•arch, which yet are alluded to—incorrectly I consider— ; 1 British Museum, Burr ell Collections, Vol. 5,676. There is also a similarIrawing, by him, in colours, iu Barbican House, Lewes, dated 1780, size lOf-in. A small engraving (4^-in. by 2|-in.) was made from this drawing of• Lamberts, and published by J. Sprange in 64 OLD BUCKHURST. II in the text. There is but slight suggestion of thedevices, and only a slighter suggestion that some kind Iof sculpture is on the window hoods. Perhaps the smallsize of the etching made this omission inevitable. There Iis so faint a suggestion of the chimney-corbel that it can !hardly be seen even by one who knows where to lookfor it. Despite these drawbacks sufficient impression of the ibuilding is conveyed, in particular of the arrangementof an arch over the first floor window, to prevent thesuper-weight from pressing over much on the horizontal \below, apparently. But as there are some blocked-upwindows on the other side of the tower, and a small •blocked doorway, possibly this front arch may be theremnant of a larger window. Former writers and jmodern critics agree as to the excellence of the building]of this tower gate, also of other portions. Mr. Sutton says on p. 94
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