More famous homes of Great Britain and their stories (1902)
Malan, Alfred Henry, comp · New York, G.P. Putnam's sons, London, The Pall Mall magazine · leaf 282
n the Chapel at a later period. Descending from the family pew by a stone staircase, youcome to the basement floor. It was at the foot of this stair-case that, about thirty years ago, on removing some large flagswhich always seemed damp, a skeleton was found with a bullethole through the skull. The… … 251 252 IRufforfc Hbbe^ with vaulted roof, huge columns of stone, and a fireplace of colos-sal dimensions. The cellars which adjoin the Crypt are extremely interesting,being of the same architecture but entirely unaltered since thedays of the monks ; the walls throughout this portion of thehouse…
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