Somerleyton Hall and Gardens

Somerleyton Hall and Gardens

Somerleyton Hall and Gardens
Somerleyton Hall
Lovingland
Suffolk
NR32 5QQ

Tel: 01502 734 901
Fax: 01502 732 143
E-Mail: cathy@somerleyton.co.uk

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About Somerleyton Hall and Gardens

Somerleyton Hall is widely regarded as one of the best examples of an archetypal Tudor-Jacobean mansion and one of the most beautiful stately homes in Britain whose rooms and gardens are open to the public.
The highlights of the house include:
The Entrance Hall Clad in richly carved oak with green-veined Devon marble panels, this striking space is notable for its highly patterned Minton floor tiles and an unusually coloured stained-glass dome ceiling.
The Ballroom
Formerly a huge banqueting hall, decorated in deep crimson damask wallpaper, contrasted with white sculptured marble, elaborate gilding and finished with an elegantly designed ceiling.
The Library
Currently used as a family sitting room which was originally a banqueting hall with a twenty-eight feet high ceiling covered with elaborate plaster motifs as decoration and featuring a huge alabaster fireplace.
The Dining Room
Hung with family memorabilia, oil paintings, and a signature Crossley carpet on the floor. The carpet in characteristic deep pink, was commissioned by the present Lord Somerleyton (the great grandson of the carpet mogul Sir Francis Crossley) and designed by his cousin Nick Crossley.