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 It 'has been doubted how far a house, externally m Gothic,
should internally preserve the same character, and the most
ridiculous fancies have been occasionally introduced in libraries
and eating-rooms, to make them appear of the same date 'with
the towers and battlements of a castle, without considering that
such rooms are of modern invention, and consequently the
attempt becomes an anachronism: perhaps the only rooms of a
house, which can with propriety be Gothic, are the hall, the
chapel, and those long :passages which lead to the several apart-
ments; and in these the most correct detail should be observed.
As a specimen of internal Gothic, my son has inserted a design
for a Gothic hall, which is supposed to occupy two stories: yet
the comparative loftiness will not depress the height of the
rooms, because the gallery which preserves the connexion in
the Chamber floor, marks a decided division in the height; and
as this hall ought not to open into any room without an interme-
diate, and' lower passage, the several apartments will appear
more lofty and magnificent.
It has occasionally been objected to Gothic houses, that the old form of windows
is less comfortable than modern sliding sashes; not considering that the square top to
a window is as much a Gothic form as a pointed arch, and that to introduce sash
frames, as at DoN NINGTON, we have only to suppose the mullions may have been taken
out without injuring the general effect of the building; while, in some rooms, the
ancIient form of window with large mullions may be preserved. Those who have
noticed the cheerfulness and .magnificence of' plate glass in the large Gothic windows
of CASH L0 BU Ra and COBHAM, will not regret the want of modern sashes in an ancient
palace.