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A grand room with faux-marble columns lining the walls and an intricate plasterwork ceiling painted in pastel colours. A large human alabaster sculpture stands in the centre of the room.

Entrance Hall

The Entrance Hall is designed to look like the inside of a Greco-Roman temple, with twelve painted half-columns lining the…
A library with bookshelves divided by classical columns. A large mahogany desk stands in the centre of the room.

Old Library

Harewood House is home to three libraries. This one is the oldest and is decorated to convey a theme of learning and knowledge, reflecting its function as a library.
A white, intricately carved mantlepiece below a plasterwork frieze depicting a classical scene.

China Room

This small, elegant room was originally conceived as a study, designed to accompany the library next door. Today, the room…
An alcove with a fireplace in the centre and two arched display cabinets to the left and right. The mantlepiece is decorated with lapiz lazuli columns and detailing, and a large lyre-shaped clock sits on top.

Princess Mary's Dressing Room

This room was specially designed for HRH Princess Mary by the British architect Sir Herbert Baker in 1930. He utilised…
A bedroom decorated with colourful Chinese wallpaper. A large four-poster bed with white drapes is present in one corner alongside several pieces of green Chinese-style pieces of furniture.

East Bedroom

This room is decorated with hand-painted, 18th century Chinese wallpaper. It creates a single mural around the entire room and…
A large room with grey-blue walls hung with several pieces of contemporary art. There is a brown suite of furniture and a leather rocking chair.

Lord and Lady Harewood's Sitting Room

This room was originally a bedroom but was transformed into a sitting room in the 20th century. In the 1990s,…
A bedroom upholstered in rich green damask and decorated with a pair of gilded mirrors. A large gilded four-poster bed stands in the centre.

State Bedroom

State Bedrooms were designed for use by royal guests only. This room was therefore created to dazzle and impress, and…
A large room with a decorative plasterwork ceiling painted in pastel colours. The walls are entirely encased in large mahogany bookshelves. There are various pieces of furniture and a portrait on an easel in one corner.

Spanish Library

This room is named the ‘Spanish’ library after the 17th-century Spanish leather decorating its frieze. ‘Spanish leather' is a generic term…
A large room with intricately decorated plasterwork ceiling and a fireplace with a pediment-shaped overmantel. On the left is an alcove entirely filled with mahogany bookcases. The room is filled with furniture and family photographs.

Main Library

This room sits at the heart of the House. It was originally called the ‘Saloon’ and was historically where the…
A grand 18th century drawing room with rich Yellow damask walls, decorated with large gilded mirrors and portraits of women. The room is filled with red velvet seat furniture and a large white marble mantlepiece.

Yellow Drawing Room

The Yellow Drawing Room is the first in a suite of rooms on the West side of the House that…