Old Tullie House

Old Tullie House includes the original Jacobean house (1689); displayed items are mainly from the Fine & Decorative Arts collections and are subject to change.

Foyer and Victorian stairs: a selection of paintings by major local artists; English porcelain from the R.H. Williamson bequest.

Victorian stairs (upper): British paintings from the collections.

Ground floor room (the 'Fireside Gallery'): objects and costume from 19th century childhood, including an early 20th century school-room setting; 'feely-box' , and school 'uniform' to try on.

Panelled Room: works by the Pre-Raphaelites and the Arts and Crafts movement, furniture, textiles, metalwork and art pottery.

Jacobean staircase: portraits from the 18th/19th century collections (includes a large study of the Dixons in their panelled Drawing Room in Tullie House, 1842); Romney portrait of the Bishop of Carlisle c.1780.

A few rooms within Old Tullie House are currently non-public spaces.