Lady Spencer’s Room
This is the private drawing room where Lady Spencer received her guests.
The ceiling is one of Stuart’s best designs, based on a ceiling in the Baths of Augustus in Rome, while the frieze is adapted from that of the Erechtheum in Athens.
When to visit
Opening hours
Open every Sunday (except during August) from 10.30am – 4.30pm (last tour).
Access is by guided tour, which lasts approximately 1 hour.