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A hand stitched swallow decorates this restored open arm chair

Detail on Open Arm Chair

Delicate gold decorates this restored open arm chair

Open Arm Chair

Hand stitched details completed by the 6th Earl for Princess Mary.

Stictched detail on open arm chairs

Each design was stitched by the 6th Earl himself.

Stitched details on Open Arm Chairs

These chairs were recovered by the 6th Earl.

Open Arm Chairs

Historic Harewood

Historic Harewood

State Bedroom

State Bedroom

State Bedroom

Music Room

Lord Harewood’s Sitting Room

Lord Harewood Sitting Room

Curved detail of the Main Library

Library

A view to the Entrance Hall

Library

Spanish Library

Princess Mary’s Dressing Room

Yellow Drawing Room

Yellow Drawing Room

Yellow Drawing Room

State Bed

Old Library

Music Room

Music Room

Library

Library

Gallery Lamps

Gallery

Entrance Hall

Entrance Hall

Diana and Minerva Commode (2)

One of a set of 8 chairs which feature the family crest

Hall Chairs

This sculpture can only be housed in the Entrance Hall due to its heavy weight

Adam

This sculpture has been exhibited all over the world

Adam’s Face

The alabaster stone used is soft enough to carve

Adam’s Chest

Epstein created Adam in the late 1930's

Details of carving

Adam weighs over a tonne.

Adam detail of carving

Robert Adam saw the Entrance Hall as an ante-chamber rather than a place to linger

Entrance Hall

Close up, the detail of Chippendale's designs are revealed.

East Bed

Restored in 2007, the fabric which hangs around the bed was made from hand painted chintz fabric based on a mid 18th century Parisian design.

East-Bed

Lady Harrington was the step daughter of Edwin Lascelles

Lady Harrington

Robert Adam's masterpiece at Harewood is the Gallery ceiling.

Gallery Celing

These are thought to be the only carved Chippendale pelmets in the world

Wooden Curtain Pelmets

These exquisitely carved wooden pelmets are truly remarkable

Wooden Curtain Pelment

The Gallery is the largest room at Harewood House

The Gallery

Harewood boasts over 14,000 books in the collection

Old Library

Chippendale furniture and Robert Adam designs decorate the Old Library

Old Library

The State Dining Room is still used for private functions and diners.

State Dining Room

This grand dining room was renovated by Victorian matriarch Lady Louisa. Working with Charles Barry she made adjustments to many parts of the House you see today.

State Dining Room

Beautiful collections are displayed in this room that are personal to the Lascelles family

Princess Mary’s Dressing Room

This room has a very intimate feel. Princess Mary's personal collections give visitors an insight into who she was.

Princess Mary’s Dressing Room

The Music Room is almost as it was when it was designed. The walls, ceilings furnishings and carpets are all original.

Music Room

The late Lord Harewood pioneered the modern day Harewood House Trust which is open to visitors

Lord Harewood’s Sitting Room

This room has a much more personal feel to the grand State Rooms.

Lord Harewood’s Sitting Room

Beautifully restored in the 1990's, Harewood's Gallery is everything visitors could want from a country house

Gallery

Family portraits hang on silk covered walls in the Cinnamon Drawing Room

Cinnamon Drawing Room

A beautifully grand room at Harewood open to the public

Cinnamon Drawing Room