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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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