The Music Room at Sidholme Hotel
The Music Room was built on in 1848 as a private chapel and place for musical soirées. It is reputed to be the finest Music Room in Devon.
Magnificent chandeliers of cut-glass, originally gas-lit, hang from a beautiful hand-painted ceiling. The painted panels around the ceiling all depict musical instruments, and not one design is repeated. At both ends of the room is the coat of arms of the Buckingham family.
The two marble fireplaces have mirrors with elaborate Rococo frames. On a raised dais is a beautifully carved pipe organ, single manual, in a Gothic case, on which the famous musician Paderewski played. A broad staircase rises elegantly to the first floor, from the top of which a splendid vista is obtained.
