17th Century Jacobean Paneled Room

That is very cool. I would love more details.

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Very cool looking room. Man, I wish I had a office like that!

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Wow.

-- Tony, Ohio

Now that is something that you don’t see every day. If I had an office like that I wouldn’t be able to get anything done because I would be staring at the woodworking all day.

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What a great reconstruction project. Nicely done!

As described by Sotheby’s:
Jacobean oak panelled room from Henwood Priory,Warwickshire
Second quarter 17th century with tiers of arched panels set within molded borders below a frieze carved with scrolls and floral motifs and a dentilled cornice with an upper frieze of coffered panels inlaid with strapwork, the wall panelling with periodic pilasters carved with scroll and floral motifs, the overmantel with four arched panels, the floral and scroll decorated frieze flanked by similarly carved pilasters.

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WoodJack-
I will post the Sotheby’s flyer on the blog. I will try to get it up tomorrow

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I apologize for jumping in.

-- Jack - Mission Viejo, Calif

What a cool story! Can’t wait to read the blog and see some more photos.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

WoodJack-
The great thing about this forum is that one should ALWAYS jump in :)

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What a beautiful treasure of craftsmanship that has been restored. Thanks for sharing.

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AWESOME!! Post the blog soon!

-- --Chuck

Excellent Story ! Thanks for sharing it with us…

-- Chris

Hi, Do you know when they originally left the Priory?

ie how old are they?

Great photos by the way, they look fantastic

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the story behind this is amazing… and to think that you are now part of its journey!!
A book could be written about the travels the wood has taken.

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That is an absolutely incredible project. I’m not sure what part fascinates more. The idea of purchasing 17th century wall panels from England, having them shipped to the US, stored in a barn! and then forgetting about them, or the work that had to go into sorting the whole thing out then figuring out a way to reconstruct it all in a room that could not possibly have had the exact same dimensions.

Marshall my hat is off to you several times over!

-- I've cut that board three times and it's still too short!

and don’t forget about the cave Shaun…
and I never thought about the measurements of the room!!! ok.. gets even better!

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Yettiman – >Do you know when they originally left the Priory? ie how old are they?<<
According to the Sotheby’s info, they are second quarter 17th century. I do not know when they were sold to Hearst and brought to America.

I found some history of the building the panels were built for – -

5. THE PRIORY OF HENWOOD
In the beginning of the reign of Henry II, when Walter Durdent was bishop of Chester (1149-1161), Ketelberne de Langdon founded a priory for Benedictine nuns, dedicated to the honour of St. Margaret, in his lordship of Langdon, in the parish of Solihull. It was built near a fair spring lying to the east of Langdon, and was at first termed Estwell. He granted to the nuns considerable lands at Langdon, with free court and all customs and liberties, with pasturage and pannage, together with the right of taking timber for building their church and dwellings from the woods of Langdon, and leave to erect a mill on any suitable site opposite his own lands. After a time it came to be called Heanwood or Henwood,’ by reason of the tall oaks there growing, the word bean in our old English signifying high.’ (fn. 1)

The Black Death wrought much havoc in the priory. On 19 August, 1349, there was no prioress, ’ and of fifteen nuns which lately were there, three only remain.’ Lady Joan Fokerham, one of the three sisters, was appointed prioress in the following month. (fn. 10)

In 1540 the site and the possessions of the priory were sold to John Higford by the crown for the sum of £207 5s. (fn. 15)

From: ‘Houses of Benedictine nuns: Priory of Henwood’, A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 2 (1908), pp. 65-66. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=36491&strquery=Priory of Henwood. Date accessed: 02 March 2008.

-- Marshall _ Wichita, Ks _ "Growing Old is Mandatory - - Growing Up Is Optional" :)

Maybe the answers will be in your blog

Did you re-construct this magnificant piece of craftsmenship to fit an existing room or was the room built to fit this piece of craftsmenship?

Thats a heck of puzzle

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Ok – I have started the blog. [ my first :) ]

-- Marshall _ Wichita, Ks _ "Growing Old is Mandatory - - Growing Up Is Optional" :)

I’ll bet you’re glad this one is off the books, great post

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Now that is some history. I’m looking forward to your blog!

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I would never leave that room! Great post!

THE ultimate power office. I am speechless! It is so intense….

-- Maplewood, MN

Fantastic, just unbelievable. WOW!!!

What a story… I’m going to read the blog next.

-- When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt! Henry J. Kaiser

We would all be schooled by old school carpenters!...What they did with what they had was incredible. When used properly hand tools can do so much more than power tools! so much for all those jigs

-- Jeremy