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The Inner Hall
The Inner Hall is truly spectacular with its famous dramatic elliptical cantilevered staircase and domed rooflight.
The staircase is a masterpiece of 18th century architecture.
The staircase is keyed by the torsion of the curves, like an arch laid on its side. It is made of Portland stone, bought up the river from Dorset. The stone was given as a gift from the nation to Capt Philemon Pownoll, who commissioned the buliding of Sharpham house after having made his fortune in the Seven Years War.
As this it is one of the house's five rooms that are licensed for a marriage ceremony, it makes a particularly dramatic backdrop for wedding ceremonies. It will accommodate up to 60 people in the stairwell and on the stairs.
