Ickworth House and Gardens Pt.1

For the second day of our visit to Suffolk we are at
 Ickworth House 

As we walk up the drive we have our first glimpse of the Rotunda, the centre of the house

The first thing we do on arrival is go to the Refectory for lunch 

refreshed and replenished (it is very hot today) we make our way first to the restored basement where the servants of old lived and worked

passing a ladies travel case

before entering the kitchens

and a servants bedroom

the House Keeper's room

with sitting room

and the bed of a young houseboy in the corridor 

and the Servant's Hall

then making our way towards the back stairs that will take us into the main part of the house 

an old Sudan chair

and upstairs into the hallway

before entering the dining room

Note the reflection of the chandelier in this beautiful table piece

we will continue through the house in my next post

I do love it when the houses allow photographs and I notice more and more are beginning to