Grand Staircase at Knole

My holiday diary now done, Monday 9th September saw me at Knole in Kent meeting up with an old work colleague.

The house is not homely, it is more like a massive art gallery. I have never seen so many paintings or Tudor furniture in one place before. This the main staircase and I rather liked it. Outside there are many acres of deer park to wander in.

PS I forgot to say when I posted this that the painted wall is one of only two surviving Renaissance wall paintings of this kind. It was painted in 1603 and mostly the oil on plaster design deteriorates and the paintings are lost, but this one has survived and so is rather special.

[Vincent]

Nicely captured!

[Suzanne]

Very grand, indeed, and definitely not homely

[Kathy A]

Nice staircase , lovely tones

[Lesley]

Sounds like a great place for a visit.

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful shot and a lovely indoor scene. Fav. The owner surely wasn't Oliver Twist, if you know what I mean. Fav.

[Diana]

Beautifully composed and captured, such wonderful details and tones.

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful

[Brian]

Wow! Love the POV and composition. Awesome details, textures and tones

[Corinne C]

Nice place beautifully captured

[Dorothy]

My photo from two years ago isn’t nearly this good! It is a very interesting place but certainly not homey. Lovely walks though.

[Wylie]

an amazing place! Lovely shot.

[Newbank Lass]

We were there start of Sept. Littlest (12yrs old) was traumatised by how many nudes there were in the paintings!!! I really liked the house and the grounds.

[Newbank Lass]

We were there the Saturday before you!

[Kathy]

Grand is a great adjective for this photo.

[Casablanca]

@newbank That's amazing! Ha ha, smiled at poor littlest facing all those!!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Very impressive looking.

[Casablanca]

@illinilass Love that you have been there too!

[Taffy]

This is a stunning architectural composition. Love the color and the lines.

[Rob Z]

Beautifully shown - what a fabulous place to visit..

[Barb]

Marvelous photo, Casa! So much to see and admire! Is that a cat atop the newel post? All so lovely and fascinating! Thanks for sharing some info about this place you were privileged to visit!

[Babs]

I am on catch up today after a busy weekend.

Impressive decor but a bit fussy for my house I guess

[Shutterbug]

Nice pov. It does sound very special.

[Paula Fontanini]

Such a grand entrance! I love the warmth of all that wood enhanced even more with the golden light shining in.

[Krista Mae]

Love the light, composition and POV!

[Junko Y]

Grand architectural details, and a history lesson! Nice . ..

[wendy frost]

Looks a wonderful place to visit even a peep up the staircase looks very interesting making me want to see more.