The Great Hall, Blithfield Hall
A watercolour painting of the interior of Great Hall at Blithfield Hall, in Gothic style, with a fan tracery ceiling. The Gothic plaster-work was carried out by Francis Bernasconi in 1822, but the original ...
The Guard Room at Beaudesert Hall
Originally the Housekeeper's Room, this half basement room later became known as the Guard Room, which was situated by the east front entrance door. The Jacobean panelling was newly introduced and had ...
The Long Gallery at Beaudesert Hall
Following the 1909 fire in an adjacent part of the building renovations were made to the Long Gallery where traces survived from Lord Paget’s time. It was remodelled to restore its Elizabethan appearance. ...
The Long Gallery Mantelpiece at Beaudesert Hall
The mantelpiece in the Long Gallery was considered to be one of the few outstanding remnants of Elizabethan times at Beaudesert. Following the 1909 fire in an adjacent part of the building, renovations ...
The Long Gallery Tapestry at Beaudesert Hall
Following the 1909 fire in an adjacent part of the building renovations were made to the Gallery. On the left is a large wall tapestry 'The Virtues Challenge the Vices as Christ begins his Ministry', ...
The Morning Room, Chillington Hall
This view of the Morning Room at Chillington Hall was taken by County Life in 1948.
The Morning Room is one of the three ground floor rooms in the south range of 1724. It was enlarged in 1911 by the ...
The Saloon Fireplace, Chillington Hall
The fireplace in the Saloon at Chillington Hall displays a number of heraldic carvings. The centre panel shows the banner of Sir John Giffard. Set above are the Giffard Arms and on either side are two ...
The Saloon, Chillington Hall
This view of the Saloon at Chillington Hall was taken by County Life in 1948.
The Saloon was built on the site of the Medieval Hall and was designed by Sir John Soane in 1786-69. There are later 19th ...
The Yellow Drawing Room at Beaudesert Hall
The Yellow Drawing Room at Beaudesert was around 48 feet long by 36 feet wide and was situated on the first floor adjacent to the north end of the Long Gallery. The room was lined with oak panelling and ...
Vee Fireplaces Ltd., Newcastle Road, Stone
This advertisement for Vee ‘Artistic Tiled Fireplaces’, who also ‘specialised in schemes for Bathroom Wall Tiling’ was published in the Stone Guardian on Saturday 3 September 1955. They were based on ...