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| As befits the birthday girl, a banqueting table. A lot of the walls had stencil designs originally. |
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| Detail from Drawing Room wall |
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| The drawing room ceiling. |
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| Lord Bute's bedroom. If he fancied a bit of a cuddle he needed to go up a narrow windy staircase to his wife's room. |
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| Lady Bute's bedroom |
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| They don't make bathroom units like this any more. |
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| The ceiling of her ladyship's bedroom |
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| Including a mural of monkeys. |
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| Very lovely but I'm not sure I'd want them in my bedroom. |
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Yes, people have an inexplicable fascination with monkeys which quite escapes me.
No I wouldn't want a monkey watching me sleep, or anywhere else in the house.
Went there 2 years ago with Jane. I remember they told us all about the "sanitation system." Quite fascinating how they managed it. I would visit there again!
I'd love the monkeys but since living in a house like this seems to involve chilly drawing rooms and permanent worry about a leaking roof, perhaps not.
Incredibly grand interior. I'm not sure about monkeys in the bedroom, but I think the wall covering of different sorts of animals in the drawing room is lovely.
The ceilings are amazing. And was it the usual practice in those days for husbands and wives to sleep apart? I wouldn't stand for that myself, I have to sleep next to my loved one! As for monkeys, the only monkeys hereabouts are securely caged in Belfast Zoo so I don't think I need worry about finding them in the bedroom.
Liz:
Beautiful images! I apologize I have been away. It has been a struggle to muster up energy to do much of anything lately. But, I am back and plan to be more active again.
I hope that all is well. I will work on catching up with older posts later today.
PipeTobacco
I do like monkeys, Debra, and these are beautiful but ... I'll probably go with Polly.
It is interesting, Leslie.
The owners lived on the Isle of Bute and then in Cardiff Castle in the summer, occasionally popping up to Castell Coch for a bit of hunting, Sonata. Rich enough to not to have to worry about building maintenance.
The drawing room has a 'Wow!' quality about it, Jacqui.
I think it was the norm for separate bedrooms, Nick. Don't Liz and Phil have separate rooms?
I've missed you, PT. Hope you win the battle.
Hunky Husband (HH) and I carry on the family tradition of separate bedrooms. Neither his parents nor mine slept in the same room. Unlike the couple in Castell Coch, HH's bedroom is above mine (I can keep track of him, that way - lol.) HH's bedroom is kept at 5-10 degrees warmer than mine, in spite of which, he sleeps with an electric mattress warmer, flannel sheets, and two heavy comforters - year round (and he wears flannel pajamas year round). I sleep in a sleeveless summer gown (TMI!) under a single sheet most of the year. (Just now, I'm sleeping under two sheets!) In our case, opposites attract, making it impossible for the two of us to get a night's sleep in the same room, let alone in the same bed.
Don't feel too badly, Nick. HH knows where I am and I know where he is when we wish a "little cuddle"
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P.S. I should have made it clear that the temperature difference between the two bedrooms in 5-10 Fahrenheit degrees.
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