If you are thinking about getting your bedroom done up by a professional like this bedroom renovations company //www.thekitchenrefurbishmentcompany.co.uk/bedroom-renovations/ you might be looking for inspiration – in the UK there are some amazing well preserved houses from bygone times – palaces, castles and stately homes offer an amazing glimpse into the past and tell fascinating stories. If you have bedrooms on the brain and enjoy discovering history as well as looking at the décor of bygone eras, here are some of the places that you can go to see some historic bedrooms…
Penrhyn castle in North Wales is a great place to go if you want to see beautifully preserved rooms and the famous slate bed is certainly unique! It was created to show off the craftsmanship of the local slate industry and was carved from solid slate. Unfortunately, Queen Victoria was not so pleased by it and refused to sleep in it as she thought it looked like a gravestone during her visit there in 1859, but today it still remains an interesting attraction in the castle.
At the Victoria and Albert museum in London, you can also find the Great Bed of Ware. This is one of the largest beds in the world to have survived for so long, as it was built in 1590! It is 3.26 metres wide and was originally on display in a Hertfordshire inn to attract visitors there. It was so well known even back then that it even got a mention in the play Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. The guests that came to the inn over the years carved their names into the bed before it went off to the Victoria and Albert museum.
Not all bedrooms are grand or comfortable – one that is neither, but has a fascinating history is the prison cell that can be found in Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire. Here you can visit the room that King Edward II was sleeping in before he was murdered in 1327. Over the centuries it has barely changed, so you can really feel the gloomy atmosphere in the stone room.
Going back to luxury, Hampton Court palace is probably one of the more famous historical Royal residences and this is home to Queen Caroline’s state bed. It was created in 1715 for King George II and Queen Caroline, and you can see the beautifully carved wood and even the intricate embroidery has been preserved.
