The State Rooms
Edmund Prideaux added these rooms in the mid-17th century, as parts of his ‘Piano Nobile’, or reception suite, for the Saloon. They lie directly above the Cloisters and may well have been designed to balance the Great Hall on the far side of Chard’s Tower.
The Prideaux rooms both have intricate plaster ceilings, devised, and moulded by the same hands as on the Grand Staircase ceiling, with the same degree of inventiveness.
The Oak room got its name from being full of oak in the 19th century. The room’s vast four-poster bed dates from 1830 but languished in the sawmills for over a hundred years, before being discovered.
John Fraunceis, last of the Gwyns, created this bedroom in the early 1800’s.
In 1714 the four-poster bed with its red damask hangings was made for Queen Anne’s visit to the Abbey during her tour of the Westcountry.
More areas of the House
The Chapel
A former chapter house with 12th century vaulting and 17th century features.
The Cloisters
From monks' meditation walks to Tudor renovations and medieval stonework.
The Monks Dormitory
The Monks Dormitory reveals medieval monastic life and later changes.
The Saloon
Home to Mortlake Tapestries, medieval features and the house’s finest plaster ceiling.
The State Rooms
The State Rooms feature ornate plaster ceilings, historic bedrooms and four-poster beds.
The Upper Refectory
Discover the Upper Refectory, from its medieval origins to its later use as a farm store.
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