Gallery » Larnach Castle Interior
Portmanteau A traveling suitcase from back in the day. Very much in vogue and able to hold a lot of clothing. | Gas Extraction and Ventilation Point One of several gas extraction points in the Castle so that gas from the gas lighting system could escape thereby avoiding gas poisoning for those in the rooms that were gas lit. The one shown is quite ornate in comparison with most that are "number 5 dice" looking throughout the Castle. Methane gas lighting at the time was revolutionary and only the very privileged were able to afford it. |
Dining Room Sideboard Missing from the Castle when the Barkers moved in the Sideboard was recovered following a newspaper ad being placed throughout countries newspapers and 22 replies having been received saying "we have it". | Lizard In The Ceiling Lewis Godfrey's signature |
Ceiling Cornices Plaster was impregnated with colour and hand applied by the Italian plasterers. Flowers and Vineyard (grapes) scene. | Dining Room Ceiling This ceiling was hand carved by the English woodcarvers and is perfectly symmetrical in every aspect. |
Main Entrance Foyer Ceiling Part of the main entrance foyer ceiling that took 3 men six and a half years to complete. | Main Entrance Foyer Ceiling More of the main entrance foyer ceiling that took six and a half years to complete. |
Wall Hanging of an Oil Painting on Tapestry Jesus raising Jairus's daughter from the dead. A Russian piece. | Sunflowers in Sky Light Recently restored skylight above the Georgian Hanging Staircase. |
1 Ton (1600kg) Marble Bath - Top Floor Bathroom. It took 6 horses and 12 men to put each of the 2 baths into place. | Georgian Hanging Staircase Considered the finest hanging staircase in the Southern Hemisphere Larnach Castle's staircase is indeed a magnificent structure. This is taken from the top looking down. |
"Sans Peur" - Without Fear. A Larnach pun on the English pronunciation of the French Sans Peur - The "Singing Cat". Taken from the stairwell this picture is in reverse. | The Nanny's Room Functional but not grand by any sense of the imagination. Note the very small wrought iron bed, kerosene lamp and rag rug. |
Kerosene Lamp One of Larnach's grand-daughters enduring memory of the property was that "There were 8 or 9 ladies whose sole job it was to do the lamps of the property." |