East Bedroom

This was Edwin Lascelles' bedroom, and his successors at Harewood seem to have followed his example in appropriating the room. The ceiling and frieze were designed by Adam. The bed, chairs and Chinese style lacquer furniture are by Chippendale.

In 1988 around 20 sheets of hand-painted Chinese wallpaper were found rolled up in the outbuildings of Harewood House. Research showed that the rolls would form a complete scheme and that the wallpaper may have been hung in the Chintz Bedroom by Chippendale's men in 1769.

During the closed season of 2008, the wallpaper, described by experts as 'possibly the finest example of Chinese wallpaper anywhere in the world', was painstakingly conserved and hung in this room.

For more information on the restoration of the East Bedroom and other conservation projects at Harewood, visit our conservation pages.