. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. \ Little Wymondlfv Bury GROUfgp PlAM. over the ingle-nook is 1 3 ft. 4 in. in length, and the depth of the opening is 5 ft., but its width has now been much reduced by inserting new oak jambs moulded to match the lintel. This room was probably the hall of the old manor-house. Beside the dining room is a small room used as a study, below which is an old cellar, in the walls of which are eight or nine small niches with arched heads formed in brickwork. They are placed from 3 ft. 6 in. to 4 ft. above the floor, and are from 9 in.
. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. \ Little Wymondlfv Bury GROUfgp PlAM. over the ingle-nook is 1 3 ft. 4 in. in length, and the depth of the opening is 5 ft., but its width has now been much reduced by inserting new oak jambs moulded to match the lintel. This room was probably the hall of the old manor-house. Beside the dining room is a small room used as a study, below which is an old cellar, in the walls of which are eight or nine small niches with arched heads formed in brickwork. They are placed from 3 ft. 6 in. to 4 ft. above the floor, and are from 9 in. to 11 in. wide and 9 in. in depth. Their average height is about 12 in. They were probably med to hold wine flasks. None of them appear to have had 3 door. There is a very similar series of niches in the cellar at Watton Place. Close to the house on the north is the old brick dove- house which still contains some 300 nests. A little to the south-east of the house stands a fine Spanish chestnut evidently of great age but still flourishing. Gilpin refers to it in his 'Forest Scenery ' about the year 1789. The main trunk is badly split, rendering any measurements misleading. The old manor-house of Gre Wymondley was pro' ably on the san trace of it now remains. It is desci with chambers, chapels and rooms annexed,' and v called '; Wymondley House, a square is now the residence of Mr. Jan From 1799 to 1832 it was used ; training young men for the Nomonformis. This had been founded by Dr. Doddridge at North ampton about 1738. and in 183* was removed to London. Little 1 but no residence, .ademy 1 The losurc award is included in that of Gr a portion 0f ,L la,e loth-century house, i, Leaped, and ha, been ranch added ,0 m the ,7,h centnr, and modernized both >»ts,,n„de. All the brick facing, except to " Cb^ !„,. ,.„. ,H«vi,,,,. IkM. 6 „„. T, , Wymondley. J'efore the Norman Conouest / ITT! F manors wmoxDur - Wimarc* (Wvmnndolai) „ held by one Aid
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