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The Bulletin
Fix this textWHO WROTE “RALPH RASHLEIGH”?
Fix this text“The Bulletin,” Vol. 73—No. 3799
Fix this textWednesday, December 3, 1952
Fix this textPrice 9d.
Fix this textRegistered at the General Post Office, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia, for Transmission by Post as a Newspaper.
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Fix this textBURGHLEY HOUSE, WHOSE TREASURES ARE WORTH MILLIONS
Fix this textWHILE exploring the countryside of Britain the traveller frequently passes
Fix this textimposing gateways that lead to the stately homes built during the more
Fix this textprosperous period of British history. One of these striking entrances is seen
Fix this texton the Great North Road near Stamford in Lincolnshire, and the long avenue
Fix this textthrough the Lodge gates leads to Burghley House, one of the largest and
Fix this textfinest examples of late Elizabethan architecture in England.
Fix this textThis palatial mansion, standing in an extensive wooded parkland, over-
Fix this textlooking its lake, was built during the latter part of the sixteenth century by
Fix this textWilliam Cecil, Lord Burghley, Lord High Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I,
Fix this textand ancestor of the present owner, the Marquess of Exeter. Although the
Fix this textexisting building dates mainly from 1577, and took ten years to build, it
Fix this textincorporates remnants from a much older manor house which, in turn, stood
Fix this texton the site of a monastic cell founded by William de Waterville in 1156.
Fix this textThe architect was John Thorpe, the leading designer of his time, and his
Fix this textplans of Burghley House are stored in the Soane Museum, London.
Fix this textThe house is built around a large quadrangle, and corridors on the inner
Fix this textsides obviate the necessity of passing through the rooms to reach other parts
Fix this textof the great building. An outstanding feature of Burghley is the Chapel,
Fix this textwhich has a handsomely ornamented ceiling, and aroundl the. walls are rich
Fix this textcarvings of fruit and flowers by Grinling Gibbons. len hfe-srzeid temale
Fix this textrepresenting the Ten Virgins, are arranged around the Chapel, each
Fix this textstanding upon an altar and holding a lamp. A seat near the fireplace was
Fix this textused by Queen Victoria during her visit in 1844.
Fix this textThe suite of apartments she and Prince Albert occupied are known as the
Fix this textGeorge Rooms, which were prepared in anticipation of a visit by George IV
Fix this textwhen Prince of Wales. These rooms, like most others at Burghley House
Fix this textcontain many valuable paintings and works of art. In the birth (jeor 0 e
Fix this textRoom is a superb collection of Dresden, Wedgwood, Dutch and Sevres
Fix this textChina which can be seen on certain days of the week when the house is open
Fix this textt 0 1 Among °the many other imposing rooms at Burghley are the Mliard
Fix this textRoom, the Ballroom, Queen Elizabeth’s Bedroom, the Pagoda Room all of
Fix this textwhich contain valuable paintings by Michael Angelo, Vandyck, Titian,
Fix this textVelasquez, Rembrandt and other famous artists. Perhaps the grandest feature
Fix this textof the toteS? is the Great Hall, which is 68 feet long, 30 feet wide and
Fix this text60 feet high and has a stained glass South Window.
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