Room by room

Crimson Bedroom

NPG 1119 - © National Portrait Gallery, LondonA bedroom dominated by the massive oak bed dating from 1612.

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Curzon Bedroom

NPG 2534 - © National Portrait Gallery, LondonNamed after Lord Curzon who leased Montacute House in the early part of the 20th Century.

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Long Gallery

Long Gallery at Montacute HouseThe longest of its type in England, stretching the full 52 metres or 176 feet length of the house.

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Room 1

NPG 4980(9) - © National Portrait Gallery, LondonA set of representations of monarchs on display which formerly hung in Hornby Castle.

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Room 2

Panel Room at Montacute HouseA room focussed on Henry VIII and members of his court.

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Room 3

Green Room at Montacute HouseA room dedicated to Elizabethan England with diplomats, poets, soldiers and Elizabeth I herself.

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Room 4 - Imagined Lives Display

Room 4 - Imagined Lives DisplayMystery portraits from the National Portrait Gallery c.1540-1640

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Room 5

Blue Room at Montacute HouseA room devoted to the Jacobean Court.

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