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The Bulletin
Fix this text“The Bulletin,” Vol. 69—No. 3587
Fix this textWednesday, November 10, 1948
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Fix this textRegistered at the General Post Office, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia, for Transmission by Post as a Newspaper.
Fix this textFountains Hall, The Pride of Jacobean Craftsmanship
Fix this textHALL, five miles from Ripon, in Yorkshire, stands
Fix this textin the beautiful valley of the Skell, within a few hundred yards
Fix this textof the famous Fountains Abbey. Some of the materials used in
Fix this textbuilding this hall came from the ruins of the abbey, and today it
Fix this textstands as one of the finest lacobean mansions in England. It was
Fix this textbuilt in 1610 by Sir Stephen Proctor, who chose so steep a site for
Fix this textit that, while the south side is seen in the above picture, is five
Fix this textstoreys high from basement to attic, the north side has only two
Fix this textioreys showing above the ground.
Fix this textThe bold grouping of the high battlemented flanking towers and
Fix this textthe tiers of bay windows are notable features of the building. Above
Fix this textthe pillared entrance, which is on the basement level, are two stone
Fix this textfigures—recessed in the wall—which were at some time part of the
Fix this textabbey. The tall oriel windows above these stone figures, and
Fix this textreaching to the roof line, are those of the great drawing-room,
Fix this textwhich has a particularly fine sixteenth-century stone mantelpiece.
Fix this textBeneath the drawing-room is the Great Hall in the middle of the
Fix this texthouse, across the west end of which runs a Minstrels’ Gallery.
Fix this textIn 1859 Fountains Hall was inherited by the Earl of Ripon.
Fix this textThe second Earl of Ripon was created a Marquis in 1871, but, his
Fix this textson dying childless, the titles became extinct, then the estate passed
Fix this textto Mr. Clare Vymer, the second son of Lady Alwyn Compton-
Fix this textVymer, great-granddaughter of the second Earl of Wrey.
Fix this textIn the beautiful valley of the Skell, near Fountains Hall and
Fix this textAbbey, is Robin Hood’s Well, one of the traditional sites of the
Fix this textencounter in which that noble outlaw was beaten and throwp into
Fix this texta brook by the “Curtal Friar.” Also in the vicinity are the grounds
Fix this textof Studley Royal, open to the public, which are among the finest
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