Entrance Hallway

The floor of the porch and indeed the hallway is made of man-made tiles. These have been made from clay originally and fired to high temperatures before being decorated to form an elegant pattern in lieu of carpets.

Hallway tiles

Hallway tiles

Weathered sandstone doorstep

Weathered sandstone doorstep

The step into the house has been weathered by humans – a feature we will see reoccurring in other parts of the house. The beds of the sandstone are flaking off. This is human erosion!

Enter the house and turn left and left again into the Dining room.