The Dining Room

In the 17th century, shortly after Tredegar House was completed, the Dining room was known as 'The New Parlour'. This was to distinguish it from the 'Old Parlour' that had been in the old 15th century stone house. Originaly, it was probably the private family dining room, as the Brown Room was used as a dining room for guests. Later on, in the 19th century, the Brown Room was used as a drawing/sitting room, and so the New Parlour became the general purpose dinig room in the house. The wooden panelling in the room dates from the 17th century, but originally would have been untreated, much like the Brown Room. It was most likely stained in the 19th century, as was fashionable at the time. The moulded plaster ceiling in the room dates from the 1860s, replacing the 17th century handmade ceiling that was there prior to its collapse. The dining room also features some exquisite painted glass, dating from the 17th century, whic shows two coats of arms - that of the Morgan fmaily, and the arms of King Charles II. Tredegra House was built just after the Restoration of the monarchy, and so the coat of arms was displayed to show that the Morgan family supported the monarchy.

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