Ground Floor & Grounds
The house, drawn.
Eighteen rooms and outbuildings. Eight have been given a fragrance. The rest are still dark.
Lit rooms are the ones you can visit. On a narrow screen the plan scrolls sideways, or you can read the estate as a list below.
The Eight
- The ParlourA low fire, a full glass, and the kind of warmth that makes you stay long after you meant to leave.
East Wing · No. 01
- The LibraryFloor-to-ceiling bookshelves, a comfortable wingback armchair, rain softly hitting the windows.
East Wing · No. 02
- The GreenhouseAbandoned long ago, this sits at the back of the manor and is slowly overgrown.
West Grounds · No. 03
- The Boat ShedSalt air through an open door, paint peeling on the old wooden door frame, the sound of waves lapping gently on the shore outside.
South Shore · No. 04
- The OrchardRows of old fruit trees, gnarled and heavy with pears no one has come to pick.
Lower Grounds · No. 05
- The ChapelIncense caught in the stone walls, grey light filtering through the stained glass, someone long ago has draped a black cloth over the altar.
West Wing · No. 06
- The Morning RoomLarge glass doors open out onto the grounds, the bright morning sunshine beaming into the one room that light hits first.
East Wing · No. 07
- The Dressing RoomPowder spilled across the vanity, a tattered silk gown is draped across the old chair.
West Wing · No. 08