This is one of the original rooms of the house, but was renovated in the 1500s. “The solar” or room surrounded by windows, was used often in medieval manor houses to take advantage of daylight warmth.
The tapestries in this room are thought to have been made before 1650 and are French in origin.
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Pepper Basham writes Blue Ridge romances sprinkled with grace and humor. She is a regular contributor of Christian Fiction Online Magazine and blogger at The Writer's Alley. A mom of five, speech-language pathologist, crazy-hat wearer, and lover of chocolate, you can find her chatting about life or giving book reviews on her personal blog, Words Seasoned with Salt. Pepper is represented by the classy and prolific Rachel McMillan of the William K Jensen Literary Agency
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This is one of the original rooms of the house, but was renovated in the 1500s. “The solar” or room surrounded by windows, was used often in medieval manor houses to take advantage of daylight warmth. 
