Doddington Hall's 'Forgotten Room'

Having returned from leave to the usual glut of unread and frankly unfriendly emails, I happened upon a rather pleasant message about a quirky new development at local attraction and all-round superb place to visit, Doddington Hall.

The Forgotten Room has been unveiled to the public at the Hall, where you can feast your eyes on a most intruiging assortment of nik-naks from a byegone era : hundreds of unusual, fascinating and eclectic items collected  by both previous and the current occupants adorn every surface and wall.

Items include handwritten decanter tags from the 1800s, an egg carrying box made by current owner Claire Birch’s father Antony Jarvis, a collection of antique and vintage hats, a toy wooden yacht and a huge pram used by Claire’s grandparents for her mother in the 1940s.

The Forgotten Room was originally a bedroom and has a fireplace, high ceilings and a view of the West Gardens and parkland beyond. It has not been decorated for many many years, so offers a chance for people to realise the extent of maintenance that the Hall’s other rooms have received.

We love the accompanying pictures that came through from The Forgotten Room - you can see this as our featured background for this week on the Visit Lincolnshire Twitter page. CL