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Fairfax House - Red Saloon

This first floor room was used for dancing and entertaining. On April 15th 1763 Viscount Fairfax entertained 200 people here as part of a joint celebration of his birthday and the completeion of the house. A painting of Lord Tylney and his family dated 1740 is above the fireplace mantle.

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The red saloon is quite a cosy room. Here armchairs are drawn up before the fireplace.

This photo shows some of the fine period portraits in the red saloon, as well as the furniture with finishing to match the wallpaper.

Fairfax House

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The kind assistance of Fairfax House in the preparation of this guide is gratefully acknowledged