The marble hall - Kedleston - Derby.

Although called the 'Marble hall' the enormous Corinthian columns that dominate the room, are in fact.. 'Veined alabaster..' from a local quarry. The columns were originally round and smoothed - and were not fluted until a decade after they had been installed - the cost must have been phenomenal - just on the whim of Lord Curzon's preferences .. and required incredible skill by the masons.

The picture in picture.. shows the astounding amount of detail and skilled work to the friezes that goes relatively unseen. Also a close up of the 'fluting' that was later carried out to every column.