. Handbook to Bath; prepared on the occasion of the visit of the British Association, 1888. 26 2 Afterword. An interesting specimen of the domestic architecture of the Elizabethan period, near to where once stood the West gate, is Hetling House, occupied, if aot built, by Sir W. Hungerford of Farleigh as a "town house, overlooking the western borough ; It only needs the removal of some mean and miserable buildings which have been allowed to encroach upon its precincts to worthily remind us of the history it represents. Its vicissi- tudes of occupation have been many and strange
. Handbook to Bath; prepared on the occasion of the visit of the British Association, 1888. 26 2 Afterword. An interesting specimen of the domestic architecture of the Elizabethan period, near to where once stood the West gate, is Hetling House, occupied, if aot built, by Sir W. Hungerford of Farleigh as a "town house, overlooking the western borough ; It only needs the removal of some mean and miserable buildings which have been allowed to encroach upon its precincts to worthily remind us of the history it represents. Its vicissi- tudes of occupation have been many and strange. In the i6th century it was a noble mansion with subterranean passages eading to the gardens and pleasure grounds without the walls. In the 17th it was garrisoned by the soldiers of the King, and its spacious upper chamber converted into a barrack. It has been the temporary dwelling place of Princesses of the Blood, the Hall of the Odd Fellows, the office of the Bath and West of England Agricultural Society, and is now the Church House of the Abbey parish. The noble fireplace and old oak staircase, which still recall the memory of departed grandeur, are now it may be hoped in safe Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Association for the Advancement of Science; Morris, J. W. , ed. Bath, I. Pitman and Sons
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