Displayed as a private dining room for the family in the 1690s. Inventories of this period show that parlours often contained bedsteads and bedding - it was not unusual to find rooms downstairs being used as bedchambers.

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Things to look out for in the New Parlour

Spice cupboard: Late 17^th century oak. Spices were used extensively but were expensive and were kept under lock and key.

Table: Oak refectory table with a variety of reproduction pottery and pewter for a family meal.

Table carpet: Of Persian origin and placed on the table for protection.

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Side table: Late 17^th century oak table with a selection of dishes and cutlery.

Chairs: 17^th century oak

Portraits: It was fashionable in the late 17^th century to hang portraits of important people in the dining room, probably to impress visitors. The three portraits in this room are: Charles II, Sir Thomas Fairfax and William Cavendish.