Other famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . cbacrs fIDount ;2i 1720 it was in ruins. In the eastern end was the Chapel, andthere was an upper story where the nuns slept. They had aseparate entrance into the Chapel, by a door which is nowwalled up. Their abode was altered into its present form about1725. A stone terrace was built round this building by Sir John in 1820,leading to theS o u t h Co u r this youpass through asmall Smoking-room, which con-tains three oldpictures of theMount, to theDining-room,known as theChevy ChaseRoom — a namederived from aplaster friez
Other famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . cbacrs fIDount ;2i 1720 it was in ruins. In the eastern end was the Chapel, andthere was an upper story where the nuns slept. They had aseparate entrance into the Chapel, by a door which is nowwalled up. Their abode was altered into its present form about1725. A stone terrace was built round this building by Sir John in 1820,leading to theS o u t h Co u r this youpass through asmall Smoking-room, which con-tains three oldpictures of theMount, to theDining-room,known as theChevy ChaseRoom — a namederived from aplaster frieze ofElizabethan daterunning round it,depicting various u^forms of sport,from rabbit shooting, or rather stalking, to ostrich spearing andbear hunting. This room was the refectory of the convent. At oneend are the royal arms, with the dates 1644 and 1660 on first has been supposed to refer to the visit of Charles II. onhis way to Scilly. He stayed in a small room to the east of theSmoking-room, now demolished, though the adjoining room still. ST. MICHAELS CHAIR 322 St. flDicbacIs riDount bears his name. The second refers to the Restoration. At theother end are the arms of the Colonel St. Aubyn who bought theMount. The walls are covered with a few pieces of armour saidto have belonged to the Cromwellian garrison, some old pistolsand guns, and specimens of Egyptian, Soudanese, Burmese, andChinese weapons brought to England by members of the family. The stained glass in the windows was brought here about1750. The old rafters still remain, and there are some old chairs,including one of the three original Glastonbury chairs now exist-ing, and some curious candlesticks. From the Chevy Chase four steps lead to the Breakfast-room, once the Priors lodging. It was formerly twice as high,and lighted by two Early English windows, but was afterwardsdivided into two rooms. West of this room are a Sitting-room inthe south-west angle of the building, and a low hall, in which
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