Behind the book shelves in the library at Felbrigg Hall, Norfolk: a convenience. Well, more of a single chamber-pot, but you get the idea... And it IS very convenient. Though I'd have preferred to find a secret passage...

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1890 – Design for Laundry, Askham Grange, York
Architect: Chorley & Connon

Askham Grange was built in 1886 for Sir Andrew Fairbairn by Chorley and Connan Architects from Leeds. A large extension was added to the house in 1912 by Fairbairn Wales. The design for a laundry building was published in The Bu
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1862 – Clontra, Shankill, Co. Dublin
Architect: Deane & Woodward

A small country house erected for James Anthony Lawson QC (1817-87), with the interior completed after the death of Benjamin Woodward in 1861. The exterior is of heavy, cut granite crowned with a steep, hipped, slate roof
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1896 – Brownswood, Co. Wexford
Architect: William Wallace

An eclectic brick and Drumfries red stone confection designed for Baroness Gray (formerly Mrs James McLaren Smith, later 19th Baroness Gray in 1895 after the death of her uncle, and the mother of Eileen Gray). Sold in the 1920s it has been used for a variety
https://www.archiseek.com/1896-brownswood-co-wexford/
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1906 – Annaginny Lodge, Newmills, Co. Tyrone
Architect: Fryers & Penman

Originally a Georgian house that was destroyed by fire in the late 19th century. Rebuilt in a half-timbered style over a stone ground floor by Scottish architects Fryers & Penman for Major Robert H. Howard. The design was publ
https://www.archiseek.com/1906-annaginny-lodge-newmills-co-tyrone/
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1830 – Ileclash House, Fermoy, Co. Cork
Late Georgian house with unusual double three-bay bows on the garden facade, the main facade being of 5 bays. Once owned by the controversial UK politician and founder of the British Union of Fascists, Sir Oswald Mosley and his Diana, one of the infamous Mitford sisters. The couple were secr
https://www.archiseek.com/1830-ileclash-house-fermoy-co-cork/
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1785 – Design for Emo Court, Portarlington, Co. Laois
Architect: Thomas Sandby

Unexecuted design by English architect Thomas Sandby for Emo Court. Design by him for 'Lord Portarlington's house in Ireland' is in the Royal Collection, Windsor.
https://www.archiseek.com/1785-design-for-emo-court-portarlington-co-laois/
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I love these old fashioned screens - so cleverly and artistically created.
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ceiling detail from Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
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