The Armoury
Partial quote from Hatfield House's official web site:
"The Armoury began as an open loggia in the Italian Renaissance style, with a door at the top of the steps at each end.
Such an arrangement proved inconvenient, as it meant that there was no interior passage on the ground floor between the two wings. The 2nd Marquess filled in the windows in 1834 and laid the marble floor. The 3rd Marquess completed the alterations by putting up the panelling.
Most of the armour on the walls was purchased by the 2nd Marquess from the Tower of London in the middle of the 19th century."
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Hatfield House is an early 1600s stately home built for Robert Cecil, the 1st Earl of Salisbury, who was a close adviser to Queen Elizabeth I and King James I (of England) and VI (of Scotland).
The Armoury
Partial quote from Hatfield House's official web site:
"The Armoury began as an open loggia in the Italian Renaissance style, with a door at the top of the steps at each end.
Such an arrangement proved inconvenient, as it meant that there was no interior passage on the ground floor between the two wings. The 2nd Marquess filled in the windows in 1834 and laid the marble floor. The 3rd Marquess completed the alterations by putting up the panelling.
Most of the armour on the walls was purchased by the 2nd Marquess from the Tower of London in the middle of the 19th century."
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Hatfield House is an early 1600s stately home built for Robert Cecil, the 1st Earl of Salisbury, who was a close adviser to Queen Elizabeth I and King James I (of England) and VI (of Scotland).