Inside Sizergh Castle

Earlier this month we visited Sizergh Castle and I blogged about the grounds over on View Too, my other blog.  I thought you might like a few pictures of the inside.

The coverlet on this bed is rather special. It was made locally by Belgian refugees from the 1st World War.  just look at that lace and marvel!

 This chair in the same room usually wears a cloth covering.  Occasionally the National Trust uncover some pieces so that we can appreciate their beauty.  The silk covering of this chair would have glowed in the firelight. The floor is stone tiled but the walls are fully panelled in wood. The room is centrally heated now but has a large fireplace.

Cosy in the corner, next to the fire.  Imagine the winter wind howling round the tower and the poor servant climbing all those stairs with your bedtime cocoa!

In the morning you would have been greeted by this lovely view.

Some of the family portraits . . . 

Isn't she lovely?

 I love to see them in the daylight but I can imagine that it would be rather creepy by candlelight as many of the pictures seem to look Straight At You! 

and wasn't he handsome! (I don't know if they were married to each other)

Sir Thomas Strickland (1566 - 1612)

General Henry Wynyard (1761 - 1838)

Is in the corridor on the top floor.  I don't know if he is related to the family but I thought he was rather a handsome chap.

This has been just a glimpse of what is inside Sizergh Castle.  There's more to see another time!