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less complete. The restoration work by specialist contractors consisted of substantial repairs to the ornate stonework and windows, the installation of new floors at first, second and attic levels, significant steelwork, and a new roof structure to match the existing roof. Electrical, plumbing and heating installations as well as plasterwork were also renewed.
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style. It is constructed of a mixture of brown and cream brick, and has a slate roof. It has a three-bay nave, a crossing, and a one-bay chancel. The windows are lancets, and there are three blind lancets at the east end. The entrance is at the west end, directly from the house, and above it is a
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Victorian building. The main block is built of dark-coloured stone, with a high tower rising above the entrance porch. The lower brick range to the right houses the Chapel of 1805, and
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house and engaged George Martin, to build the present house in a Tudor-Gothic style. In 1856 work came to a halt as there was not enough money to complete all the interiors.
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