Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland . Sale ftopal, Cheshire; THE SEAT OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THOMAS CHOLMONDELEY, LORD DELAMERE. The Mansion at Vale Royal is of red stone, and consists of a centrewith two projecting wings ; the right wing being continued behind thecentre. The first story of this continuation is composed of wood andplaister, and is supposed to have been added by the Holcrofts, whooccupied the estate of Vale Royal subsequent to the dissolution of theAbbey, in the reign of Henry VIII. The doors and windows, togetherwith the ston
Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland . Sale ftopal, Cheshire; THE SEAT OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THOMAS CHOLMONDELEY, LORD DELAMERE. The Mansion at Vale Royal is of red stone, and consists of a centrewith two projecting wings ; the right wing being continued behind thecentre. The first story of this continuation is composed of wood andplaister, and is supposed to have been added by the Holcrofts, whooccupied the estate of Vale Royal subsequent to the dissolution of theAbbey, in the reign of Henry VIII. The doors and windows, togetherwith the stone basement of this part, have remained unaltered since thefoundation of the old Abbey, as well as the cellars, which are very largewith a groined arched ceiling communicating with a subterraneous pas-sage, which is said to extend four miles, but is now ruinous and can only betraced to about three quarters of a mile. The style of architecture streng-thens the conjecture, that the whole Mansion, with the exception of onewing, was rebuilt by the Holcrofts in the reign of Elizabeth ; and
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