The oak balustrade has turned balusters and brass finials in the shape of lions, because Elizabeth's family coat of arms featured lions.

Each side extended a wing capped by a baroque tower; a heavy, steep- faced roof culminated in a belfry of fluted brass, surmounted by a tall brass finial.

This composition is adorned by a circular dome and a brass finial.

Its hood has three brass finials and carved fretwork.

The interior is neat and trim, but it appears that none of the Japanese décor has survived - except for a heavy, timber-style stair baluster topped with large brass finials.

They remain faceless, and are not identified in the caption, which describes everything else, down to the brass finials on the bed.

On a visit, we discovered that all the original stable fittings - the mahogany loose box partitions, wavy railings and brass finials - were still intact.

The stacks in the old section of the Academic Collections on Bryce had grated floors and wrought-iron spiral staircases with brass finials.

Topping the hipped roof is a circular limestone cupola with Tuscan columns and copper roof with a brass finial.

Its andirons have armorial plates and wrought brass finials.