Tyntesfield House

And now the house tour...

Garden view

Main entrance; Gothic, yes?!

In the library; best organized library yet

Now in the dining room; Tyntesfield was one of the first great houses to get
electricity; the switches were carefully concealed in the glorious paneling and
woodwork

Wonderfully-carved side board in the dining room; we thought the walls were
covered in leather; but no, it is fabric, the pink background of which was painted
white by servants; four giant walls

"You rang, sir?" episode #23; out in the hall behind the dining room, the kitchens
behind us, the servants' main block beyond the door; a boy was stationed in the
hall here to monitor the bells and notify appropriate servants which rooms were
ringing

Gothic writing desk

Gothic fire place

Up the main staircase, family portraits

Including founder William Gibbs, Emperor of Guano,
reputedly the richest commoner of the age; his company
cornered the South American bat guano market; all these
British gardens require a lot of fertilizer

And then, after the bedrooms, quite a few rooms of furnishings the Trust
apparently hasn't decided what to do with...

Including this incredible bed; still has the Christies' auction
tag on it, I think

Now in the family chapel; serious Gothic; they were reportedly very devout

And finally, an outside view of the chapel