Elton Hall

The south front (garden) incorporates the 15th-century tower and chapel which date from the reign of Henry VII. The Marble Hall and main staircase were designed by Henry Ashton. They are a mid-19th-century recreation of an 18th-century decorative style. The drawing room was created from the medieval chapel in the mid-18th century and is the house's biggest room. The ceiling also dates from the 18th century, but the decoration is Ashton's, as is the dining room, although the Gothic windows are replicas of those which were once in the medieval chapel. The main library contains a large collection, and the house has three in total, including the inner library in the Sapcote Tower. The current…