In some of the larger three-storey manor houses, the upper hall was as high as second storey roof.
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In western France, the early manor houses were centered around a central ground-floor hall.
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The great chamber was the second most important room in a medieval or Tudor English castle, palace, mansion or manor house after the great hall.
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The primary feature of the manor-house was its great hall, to which subsidiary apartments were added as the lessening of feudal warfare permitted more peaceful domestic life.
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Step into the entrance hall of an 18th-century manor, complete with original leafy woodwork, furniture and custom hand-painted grisaille wallpaper depicting classical Roman landscapes.
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Activities in the hall played an essential role in the functioning of the feudal manor, the administrative unit of society.
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In many French manor houses there are small peep-holes from which the lord could observe what was happening in the hall.
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The great hall would often have one of the larger fireplaces of the palace, manor house or castle, frequently large enough to walk and stand inside it.
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Many French manor houses have very beautifully decorated external window frames on the large mullioned windows that light the hall.