The first room you see upon entering Haddon Hall is the banqueting
hall. This is a high ceilinged chamber with a gallery at one end
and a high table at the other. |
A closeup of one of the magnificent tapestries that grace the
walls of Haddon. This example is hung in the banqueting hall. |
Down a short passage from the great hall is the kitchen area.
Here is the kitchen fireplace |
The Earl's Bedroom |
This section of a 14th century English pew end is preserved in
the Great Chambers |
The lovely long gallery. This is where the inhabitants of Haddon
would have taken their exercise when the weather was inclement
outside. |
Bay window looking out from the State Bedroom |
Intricately carved portico over the door leading from the Long
Gallery to the ante-room to the tate Bedroom |
Closeup of tapestry in the State Bedroom |
Another closeup of a tapestry in the State Bedroom |
Detail of a 16th century plaster relief above the fireplace in
the State Bedroom. The scene depicts Orpheus charming the beasts
|
Detail of carved chest in the ante-room to the State Bedroom |
This Talbot Dog was painted upon the ceiling of the Dining Room
after Sir Henry Vernon (1445 - 1515) married Ann Talbot, daughter
of the Earl of Shrewsbury |
The Dining Room |
King John's Wall. This is one of the oldest parts of Haddon. Here
you can see inside a section of wall and get a close look at the
wooden beams inserted as bracing |
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