Halls, Stairs and Landing

This section covers the communication route through period houses of the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian periods, and on into the 1920s and 1930s. Read about the architectural and decorative features, and typical furniture of the entrance hall, staircase, and the landing above.

  • The Main Hall at Tyntesfield
    The Gothic Main Hall at Tyntesfield - credit F.P.D. Savills
  • late Victorian example showing heavily curtained screen
    late Victorian example showing heavily curtained screen
  • 1920s hall
    1920s hall