72. The mantel piece is of marble of various colours; the carved sideboard and chairs are ofmahogany, and there are three fine bronzes. From the vestibule to the left of the entrance hall, a massive staircase, whose walls are well covered with paintings, leads to the upper floors, the principal… … TONG CASTLE. Between the doors of two of the spacious bedrooms the thickness of the massive wallsis shown; in it is built an iron door, which gives access to a subterranean passage. Thisis said to lead to the Church or the Hermitage, and was used by the monks of old, andprobably by parish priests…
Architecture, Domestic · Country homes
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