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Katherine Euphemia Farrer 1839-1931
Aldborough Hall, Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, Oct 26th 1893

inscribed dated and signed by the house party " October 25th-28th/ Ed Butler Taylor Kenward Barker, Sydney H Hutton Croft Catherine Hutton Croft, Gladys J L Loyd Aldborough Hall Oct 26th /93"

pencil and watercolour
17 x 12.50 cm.
Notes

BOROUGHBRIDGE LOW ROAD, ALDBOROUGH 6/48 (north side, off) 8.3.52 Aldborough Hall

Mansion. Probably early C17. Red brick with stone dressings including quoins and mullion windows. Gables. Welsh slate roof. 2 and 3 storeys. New entrance to north where Victorian wing demolished. To west a 3-storey battlemented canted bay with mullion and transom windows. Late medieval 4-centred fireplace in former school room. Large scale Jacobean staircase, from Lymore, Montgomeryshire:term-shaped fielded-panelled balusters larger similar newels with stepped pyramidal or inverted heart-shaped finials. Adam fireplace in dining room. Panelling fron Ashley Park Surrey. Several other fine imported features including doors, woodwork and cornices.