The Merchant's House

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132 High Street
Marlborough, England SN8 1HN
The House is open for tours and visits on Tuesday to Saturday. As these are led by volunteers, please check the website or contact us you travel. The Shop is open Monday - Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm. Built during the Commonwealth period, 1653 - 1656, The Merchant's House is a rare example of a middle class silk merchant's house, containing nationally acclaimed wall paintings and decorative features. The house, and its wonderful rooms, are available to tour. Visit the main panelled chamber with a limestone carved fireplace and oak overmantle and the dining room, built around 1670. There are also bedrooms, a suite of servants rooms, a study and kitchen; some of which are furnished according to a probate inventory of 1691. An outstanding destination for anyone interested in historic buildings and the craftsmanship needed to create and restore them. We also have a garden, which has been carefully recreated in the spirit of a 17th-century town house garden.

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No one to guide us so very disappointing
12/19/2024

We had read some great reviews about this place but all of them mention how good & knowledgeable the...

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Interesting
10/20/2024

This vast old Merchants House situated in Marlborough High Street, is probably somewhere that, like ...

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Brilliant
10/18/2024

Fabulous, if you are in the area, do not miss it, knowledgeable volunteers, loads to see, fascinatin...

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