▁old ▁st ret cher ▁base ▁being ▁updated ▁at ▁intervals ▁by ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁later ▁posts ▁and ▁can opy . ▁ ▁The ▁late ▁sevent e enth - century ▁mar quet ry ▁and ▁turned ▁side - table ▁at ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁bed ▁opens ▁out ▁to ▁reve al ▁a ▁t apest ry ▁of ▁? . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁door ▁to ▁the ▁Bed room ▁Cor rid or ▁is ▁an ▁early ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁" bor row " ▁light ▁window ▁allowing ▁natural ▁light ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁cor rid or ▁which ▁was ▁probably ▁formed ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Lord ▁Pr eston ' s ▁alter ations . ▁ ▁The ▁Bed room ▁Cor rid or ▁leads ▁to ▁the ▁Reading ▁Room ▁where ▁visitors ▁can ▁stop ▁for ▁a ▁rest . ▁This ▁room ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁later ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁dress ing ▁room ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁door ▁room , ▁the ▁P anel led ▁Bed room . ▁ ▁The ▁panel led ▁bed room ▁ ▁The ▁pan elling ▁in ▁this ▁room ▁is ▁also ▁from ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁Nor cl iffe ▁occupation . ▁The ▁def acing ▁of ▁the ▁pan elling ▁round ▁the ▁window ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁" work " ▁of ▁C rom w elli an ▁soldiers ▁who ▁were ▁b illet ed ▁at ▁N unning ton ▁during ▁the ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁The ▁e ared ▁over m ant el ▁surr ound ▁of ▁the ▁fire place ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁later ▁addition ▁and ▁may ▁be ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁York ▁jo iner ▁John ▁E tty ▁( 1 6 3 4 – 1 7 0