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Photographed by the seller ahead of the sale. Click any photo to view it larger. Exterior and grounds photos, which don't belong to a single room, are grouped on their own further down. For the dimensions behind each room, see the house, floor by floor; for the story behind the painted staircase, see Lanscroon and the fire of 1908.

Ground Floor

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Floor plan of the Ground Floor, with the rooms pictured below outlined

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Tapestry Hall (shared)

The Tapestry Hall, the shared entrance hall from the front doors, with large tapestries on the walls and a stone chequerboard floor — The Tapestry Hall, entered from the front doors and shared with the rest of the mansion house

Great Stair

Looking up the Great Stair from the bottom, with Gerard Lanscroon's trompe l'oeil murals covering the walls — Looking up the Great Stair, painted by Lanscroon between 1708 and 1712

Looking up through the Great Stair at more of Lanscroon's murals and trompe l'oeil — Looking up through the Great Stair

The painted ceiling of the Great Stair, seen on the angle from the staircase itself — The Great Stair ceiling, seen from the stair

The oval ceiling mural of the Great Stair, painted by the baroque decorator Gerard Lanscroon — The ceiling mural, painted by Gerard Lanscroon

A wide, angled view of the Great Stair's painted ceiling, with cherubs and floral swags around the central oval — Detail of the ceiling mural

Another close-up of the Great Stair's painted ceiling, with a mythological scene in an ornate gilt frame — The ceiling mural, another close-up

Dining Room

The Dining Room, set for dinner, with damask walls and a coffered, gilded ceiling — The Dining Room, set for dinner

A coffered ceiling picked out in red and gold, above the Dining Room — Coffered ceiling detail

A coffered ceiling picked out in cream and gold, in the Dining Room — Ceiling detail, in the Dining Room

Vestibule

The door to the Great Stair, seen from the Vestibule between the Library and Dining Room — The door to the Great Stair, from the Vestibule

Library

The Library, with mahogany bookcases and an Adam-style mantelpiece — The Library, with its Adam-style mantelpiece and mahogany bookcases

The Library, south-facing over the Deer Park and Rutland Water

A painted ceiling roundel in pale green and gold, in the Library — Ceiling detail, in the Library

Drawing Room

The Drawing Room, with pale green walls and a painted ceiling — The Drawing Room, with a concealed door through to the Garden Saloon

The Drawing Room, with tall windows over the park — The Drawing Room, over the park

A plain oval ceiling with a gilded band, in the Drawing Room — Ceiling detail, in the Drawing Room

Garden Saloon (shared)

The Garden Saloon, with herringbone parquet and French doors onto the garden terrace — The Garden Saloon

Lower Ground

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Floor plan of the Lower Ground, with the rooms pictured below outlined

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Hall

The stone-vaulted entrance hall, with a flagged floor and a large stone fireplace said to be salvaged from the Duke of Buckingham's original house — The Hall, with a fireplace said to be salvaged from the Duke of Buckingham's original house

Sitting Room

The Sitting Room, with a red leather sofa and fireplace — The Sitting Room, next to its own bedroom and bathroom

Kitchen / Breakfast Room

The stone-vaulted Kitchen, with a commercial gas range and twin double sinks — The Kitchen, with its commercial range and twin sinks

Family Room

The Family Room, looking through to the Kitchen — The Family Room, towards the Kitchen

The Family Room, with a stone fireplace and a patterned rug — The Family Room, with its stone fireplace

The Family Room, another view

First Floor

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Floor plan of the First Floor, with the rooms pictured below outlined

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Landing

The top landing of the Great Stair, beneath Lanscroon's painted ceiling, with the grisaille wall murals and red scagliola columns — The landing at the top of the Great Stair

Marble Room

The marble-panelled Marble Room, with hand-painted chinoiserie wallpaper — The Marble Room, with hand-painted chinoiserie wallpaper

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 1, with a marble surround and roll-top bath — Bathroom 1

State Bedroom

The State Bedroom, with a four-poster bed and marble fireplace — The State Bedroom, with superb southerly views and a marble fireplace

The State Bedroom, with a canopied four-poster bed and chandelier — The State Bedroom, another view

Purple Sitting Room

The Purple Sitting Room, with striped wallpaper and lilac upholstery — The Purple Sitting Room

The Purple Sitting Room, south-facing, with a grey marble fireplace

The Purple Sitting Room, looking towards the south-facing windows — The Purple Sitting Room, with a concealed door through to the Ball Room

Ball Room (shared)

The Ball Room, looking down its length from beneath the musicians' gallery — The Ball Room, from beneath the gallery

The Ball Room, with its coved plasterwork ceiling and the musicians' gallery over the colonnade — The Ball Room, towards the gallery

Second Floor

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Floor plan of the Second Floor, with the rooms pictured below outlined

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Bedroom 2

Bedroom 2, with lilac walls and a chandelier — Bedroom 2

Bedroom 2, another view, with lilac walls and a chandelier — Bedroom 2, another view

Bedroom 3

Bedroom 3, with teal walls — Bedroom 3

Bedroom 5

Bedroom 5, with twin beds

Bedroom 4

Bedroom 4, with pale green walls and a fireplace — Bedroom 4

Bathroom 4

Bathroom 4, with a roll-top bath and dressing table — Bathroom 4

Bedroom 6

Bedroom 6, simply furnished — Bedroom 6

The House

Grounds & Parkland

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