This charming room has another fine plaster ceiling divided into five panels by deep beams decorated on the face with a motif of flower heads within a guilloche moulding, and on the covered sides of the beams with continuous borders of formalised acanthus leaves.  The centre panel, spanning the room, carries an oval garland of bay leaves.  Small panels of oak and pine line the room.  Two splendid oriel windows overlook the inner courtyard and the garden.  This was probably the original dining room with access to the kitchen by a spiral staircase from one corner which has now been replaced by a cupboard.

At one time there was a door to the north side, with a stone staircase leading down into the courtyard, but this was removed in the 1958/9 renovation of the building.  The wooden door can still be seen inside as a panel.

Guildford House Gallery
155 High Street
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 3AJ

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