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"Throughout
the house 16th, 17th and 18th centuries meet each other at every
turn. Yet - and this is notably characteristic of Mapperton - they
do not quarrel. Diversity never means discord. Rather the different
ages combine to create an unexpected and richer harmony … Everywhere
diverse elements are subdued to achieve a common character, happy
and fanciful. Especially did I feel this in the panelled drawing
room, with its rococo fireplace and Tudor decorated ceiling and
the ancestral portraits gazing sympathetically down from walls lit
by light from windows that open north and east to reveal green garden
and shifting landscape outside." Lord David Cecil |
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