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The Lauriston (The Liberal Club) 1958
who described himself as a merchant. He was
a widower and lived with his daughter, a
housekeeper and domestic servant.
It was a comfortable place to live and we
have a description of the interior of the
property from a survey carried out in 1897.
You entered through that "massive stone
Portico and Vestibule with outer solid doors,
tiled floor and inner stained glass doors. The walls of the Hall
have a dado of Lincrusta and the floor is entirely laid with
Linoleum, with brass
cap to step. There is
also a pendant
coloured glass Hall
Lamp. The Hall is 25
feet 3 inches long,
exclusive of the
vestibule and is 9 feet
wide".*
*From the report of Mr Arthur E. Piggott on the house known as Lauriston,
May 13th 1897, reproduced from the Minutes of the Liberal Club
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