This room would have been a family room for dinner or initmate gatherings. It was completed in the early 1500s. On the fireplace picture (below) you will note an inscription. "Drede God and Honour the Kyng" which is from Wycliffe's Bible translation of I Peter 2:17.

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...

At this time of year, in this part of the world, the green mountains of summer transform into a beautiful blanket of fall colors, as varied and brilliant as the popular patchwork quilts about which the Appalachian natives boast. As my six year old daughter and I wound...

This doorway leads into a room used as Lizzie Bennet's bedroom in the 2005 Pride and Prejudice movie. It also is where Lizzie hides behind a curtain when she sees Mr. Darcy talking to her aunt and uncle in the Inn at Lamden. The picture shows a closer view of the...

While we visited England I learned something about deer in the country. Being a born & bred Appalachian girl, I was used to seeing antlers displayed in a home - one of my dad's favorite pasttimes. The interesting thing in England, though, is that the deer are...

The first main room of the house we entered was called the Banqueting Room. As the main congregating area in the home's earliest days, it would have been abuzz with people during social gatherings or parties. The paneling in the room served not only the functional...