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The Bulletin
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Fix this text“The Bulletin,” Vol. 77 No. 4003
Fix this textWednesday, October 31, 1956
Fix this textPrice 1/-
Fix this textRegistered at the General Post Office, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia, for transmission by Post as a Newspaper.
Fix this textNo. 322: the Homeland Series by the House of Seppelt.
Fix this textSTAPLEFORD PARK, CENTURIES-OLD ENGLISH MANSION
Fix this textONEo0 NEo [ the mansions in the Midlands of England is Stapleford Park,
Fix this textwhich stands five miles east of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire. The
Fix this texthouse, which is owned by Lord Gretton, is surrounded by extensive and
Fix this textveneiable lawns, parklands, and fine trees. It is open to the public at certain
Fix this texttimes. v
Fix this textil n centu,r Y Stapleford belonged to Henry de Ferrers, who fought
Fix this textat the Battle of Hastings under William the Conqueror. Thereafter it is
Fix this textassociated with many names—Vesey, Derby, Lancaster, Gaunt—until, in 1402,
Fix this textit passed through marriage to Robert Sherard. The Old Wing, illustrated here,
Fix this textwas built in 1500 by Robert's great-grandson, Thomas. This, the oldest part
Fix this textof the house, is remarkable for its heavy ornamentation, which consists of
Fix this textsculptured figures standing in niches beneath Perpendicular canopies, and basso-
Fix this textrelievo panels of Biblical and other scenes beneath the windows. The panels
Fix this textdepict such scenes as the Annunciation, the murder of Thomas a’Becket and
Fix this textthe return of the Ark. On the south-east end of the Old Wing, which carries
Fix this texta surprising Dutch-like gable, is a six-panel interpretation of the storv of
Fix this textCreation. J
Fix this textIn the many spacious rooms of this great mansion can be seen paintings
Fix this textby such artists as Romney, Canaletto, Geerarts, superb examples of Louis XV
Fix this textand XVI furniture, carvings by Grinling Gibbons, fine mantelpieces by Adam
Fix this textand Rysbrack and many other outstanding features. In the Drawing Room
Fix this textcan be seen a Dresden vase, which was presented by the Kaiser to the late Lord
Fix this textGretton when he won the Heligoland Yacht Race in 1899. One side of the vase
Fix this textshows a view of the Palace of Potsdam and on another, the German eaHe
Fix this textOne of the largest rooms in the house is the Long Gallery, 80 feet built-in
Fix this text1899, and which accommodates some fine pieces of English and French
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Fix this textassociates in Britain, for birthdays, weddings, anni-
Fix this textversaries and all celebrations. From stocks in their
Fix this textLondon cellars, the House of Seppelt can arrange im-
Fix this textmediate deliveries of their products to any address in
Fix this textGreat Britain. Xour nearest office of B. Seppelt & Sons
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Fix this textB. SEPPELT & SONS LTD.
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