SNN115916 - Apethorpe Hall, Apethorpe, Northamptonshire: Record of Opening Up, Volume Three

This is a further record of areas opened up as part of the research programme at Apethorpe Hall. As such, it supplements reports by Kathryn A. Morrison, Apethorpe Hall, Apethorpe, Northamptonshire: Record of Areas Opened Up Prior to Phase I Repairs, English Heritage Research Department Report Series 30/2006, and by Claire Martin, Apethorpe Hall, Apethorpe, Northamptonshire: Record of Opening Up Volume Two, English Heritage Research Department Report Series 4/2008. The areas covered by the present volume are divided between the Duke's Closet, situated in the south range of the inner court, and room W2.07, in the west range of the outer court. The history and possible significance of the 13th-century fireplace once present at Apethorpe are also discussed.