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Sulgrave Bedroom today

Sulgrave Bedroom

This room is an exact replica of the Great Hall at Sulgrave Manor, Northamptonshire, England, the ancestral home of George Washington. The facade of this wing is a duplication of the façade at Sulgrave Manor. The restoration of Sulgrave Manor in England was completed in 1925 with money raised in large part by American donations.

The screen that divides the Gallery from this bedroom was made from Warwick Priory timbers by artisans who lived near Sulgrave Manor. This type of screen partition was used in medieval, Tudor, and Jacobean houses to contain the warm air from the fireplace in the Great Hall.

The fireplace is spacious enough to have a seat inside it on the left side.

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4301 Sulgrave Road, Richmond, VA • Phone: 804.353.4251
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