It also said there was damage to wall and ceiling plaster and wooden panelling inside.

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Boasting original Victorian features, with marble fittings, dark wood panelling and ceiling fans, it gives visitors a "feeling you're back in 1928", says Joan Hewitt.

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In a city made of stone, from pyramids to flyovers, it prefers wood for its panelling and partitions, a darkly stained bar, a scratched trolley, a desk piled high with books.

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Inside, a long, countertop meets dark wood panelling, and the handful of tables are lined with paper placemats promoting Florida.

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Its rooms have period features such as wood panelling, high ceilings and large French windows.

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Wood panelling, thick carpets, and pastoral landscapes in heavy frames offer a serene contrast to the hubbub below.

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All are furnished with antiques, oak panelling, tapestries, open fires and roll-top baths, and supplied with flowers, chocolates and complimentary champagne.

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Mr Kynaston lingers over the City's fabric: staircases of Honduran mahogany, panelling of the best English oak and windowsills of Portland stone in the merchant banks.

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