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So in 1777 Joseph Scott was tired of the old ancestral pile and decided that a major
make-over was required. He “exercised his well known taste and ingenuity upon the old
fabric, giving it the pleasing monastic appearance it now exhibits” which suggested a
radical reshaping of the Netherhouse original, and not a demolition and rebuild from scratch.
Figure #7: Great Barr Hall | Exteriors
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