. More famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . age drive with a fine stone portal with twisted columns, thedoor of which opens on a lobby of carved oak panels with a col-lection of curious old weapons and armour. Three steps leadyou into the ancient Banqueting Hall with floor of red brick inmosaic devices. A wainscot of dark oak panelling runs roundthe Hall, and on it hang pictures of the Tudor period, portraits ofArabella Stuart as a girl, of Sir William and Lady Savile the hero-ine of Sheffield Castle, and several of the Sidney family. Abovethe wainscot the walls are covered with t
. More famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . age drive with a fine stone portal with twisted columns, thedoor of which opens on a lobby of carved oak panels with a col-lection of curious old weapons and armour. Three steps leadyou into the ancient Banqueting Hall with floor of red brick inmosaic devices. A wainscot of dark oak panelling runs roundthe Hall, and on it hang pictures of the Tudor period, portraits ofArabella Stuart as a girl, of Sir William and Lady Savile the hero-ine of Sheffield Castle, and several of the Sidney family. Abovethe wainscot the walls are covered with tapestries of the Flemishschool. Across the Hall near the entrance is an oaken screencarved with quaint Elizabethan tracery. Beyond the arches ateither end of the screen stand men in armour placed in front ofGothic tapestry. Above their helmets rises the minstrels the whole length of the Hall, under the windows, runs anarrow oak table blackened with age, a relic of the Cistercianmonks, together with the benches used by them at their THE CHAPEL, RUFFORD ABBEY 247 24s IRufforfc Hbbep In the centre of the Hall is an enormous fireplace of stone, withElizabethan carving. Crossing the dais at the upper end, youfind the door leading to the Library, a i)ne room with a ceilingof great beauty. Above the bookcases the walls are coveredwith rich red velvet brocade, forming a good background to thepictures and china. Over the large stone fireplace hangs a fineportrait of the Prince of Wales in Garter robes, painted by thelate Augustus Savile, Marshal of the Ceremonies, who, be-sides being of great social fame, was, like his brother the lateLord Savile, an artist of considerable talent. The Drawing-room walls and ceiling are decorated withcarvings of tlowers, medallions, and ribbons in white and gold,and the walls are panelled with crimson and white silk of thebasket pattern. The furniture is entirely covered with exquisitespecimens of Gobelin and Beauvais tapestry
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