Illus. 398.—Mantel in Dalton House, 1720.
The narrow shelf is curiously set between the panel and the moulding. There is a panelled door upon each side of the chimney, opening into a cupboard, and below each cupboard may be seen a tinder box, in early days a useful adjunct to a fireplace.
Illus. 399—Hall and Stairs in Dalton House, 1720.
The stairs in the Dalton house are shown in Illustration [399]. The newel is carved with a detached twist around the centre post, and each of the three balusters upon every stair has a different twist, in the fashion of the seaport staircases of the eighteenth century.
Illus. 400.—Side of Room, with Mantel; Penny-Hallet House, 1774.