roome

Every roome is differing work and all fine Carving and over ye doores some of it is of ye Natural Coullr of ye wood and varnish'd only – others painted.

Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888

Thence you Enter a dineing roome, two drawing roomes, a bed Chamber and Closet wch opens quite thro 'the house a visto, and at the End of the dineing roome is a Large door all of Looking glass in great pannells all diamond Cutt.

Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888

Wthin the dressing roome is a Closet on one hand, the other side is a Closet yt Leads to a little place wth a seate of Easement of Marble wth sluces of water to wash all down.

Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888

This dineing roome is what they Eate in allwayes – is well wanscoated.

Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888

In the middle of the roome is tables wth bookes and records, and there sitts the secretarys of state which are two, these with some under them take the minutes of what is debated and resolved.

Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888

Out of the dressing roome is the Queens Closet, the hangings, Chaires, Stooles and Screen the same, all of satten stitch done in worsteads, beasts, birds, jmages and ffruites all wrought very ffinely by Queen Mary and her maids of honour.

Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888

From ye Greate Staire at the Entrance of the house Lands you in a passage that Enters – the anty roome is Crimson damaske curtains.

Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888

Wth in this roome was a Large Closet or musick roome, on the other side was a dine-ing room wth a balcony door wch has staires to ye garden in a round with half paces and jron railes.

Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888

On the Right hand is a passage Leads to Another Roome just over against – open the doores and there is a perfect visto, so there is the other way and a servants roome even wth ye passage; beyond this roome is a back Stair Leads to the bath, and by ye Servants Roome is a large back Staire that Leads to the Next Story, the Great staires Ending here, and on the Left hand they lead into a large dineing Roome &c. – then a drawing Roome and next a bed Chamber wch has a back doore to the back Staires by ye kitchin.

Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888

Ye Great Parlour is Cedar, out of yt is the Drawing-roome which is hung with pictures of the family, that goes into ye garden wch has Gravell walks round and across, but ye squares are full of goosebery and shrub-trees and Looks more Like a Kitchen garden as Lady Mary Boscawen told me, out of wch is another Garden and orchard which is something Like a Grove, Green walks wth rows of fruit trees.

Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888