![]() There were 3 sets of balls, pyramid balls 31 cues all kept neatly on a Mahogany Cue stand with 2 scoring boards 2 maces and 1 long rest and short rest and also, a pool board.įor seating there were 11 oak chairs, and 1 oak arm chair together with 2 mahogany leather covered couches. Playing Billiards or snooker required proper lighting the glazed roof windows are located in the centre of the room to giving plenty of light and during the evening 6 wall lights lit up the room, together with a lamp and one colza pedestal lamp.Ī clearance of about five feet was vital around the Billiard table so that a shot could be taken with ease and without interference.įrom the Nanteos inventory of 18, there are listed various items that accessorized the Billiard Table. The photograph is an illustration of where the Billiard table would have been located in the room. ![]() The interior of the Billiard Room measures 27 x 19’4 feet (8.20 x 5.90 meters), which had a full size Billiard table, placed in the centre of the room under the roof windows so that the players had strong light in which to play. Kyrke Penson, the same design what can be seen on the remains of the kennels in the parkland at the front of the mansion. The three arched windows on the extension are similar in design to the windows of the Nanteos Lodge built in 1857 also built by architect D. Kyrke Penson (19 June 1815 – ) to build the extension which was added on the East side of the mansion, solely for Billards. In the mid1860s, William Thomas Rowland Powell decided to have a Billiard Room of his own at Nanteos. Gradually, the game became popular in Great Britain by the early 19 th century. The history of the Billiard Room in grand houses stems from the 15 th century as mentioned in an inventory of King Louis of France. Click on link for book - Nanteos Book The Billiard Room at Nanteos
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