A Look Inside the Naylor-Leyland Family Estate
Photographed by Jooney Woodward1/18The driveway to Nantclwyd Hall, which became the countryseat of the Naylor-Leyland baronets. As the story goes, the first lawn tennis match was played on its grounds, establishing the rules of today’s modern game.
Photographed by Jooney Woodward2/18The hall near the front entrance to the home is adorned with a trompe l’oeil wall covering chosen by interior designer John Fowler, and a piano and original marble fireplace decorated with nods to the Naylor-Leyland military history and tributes to George Naylor-Leyland, the second son of Sir Herbert, who was killed in the Great War at age 22.
Photographed by Jooney Woodward3/18The oak sitting room is situated just off of the bar area and is a gathering place for the family after dinner. Tom plays the piano, usually boogie, country, or blues, and everyone sings. Fowler outfitted the space with window fabrics from George Spencer in London; pink chairs with red tassel trim; and portraits of Tom’s great-great-great-grandparents, his French grandmother Marguerite’s ancestors. Tom’s mother, Isabella, purchased the cushions on the sofa from various antique shops throughout London.
Photographed by Jooney Woodward4/18Lady Isabella’s tearoom is a sanctuary of sorts for Tom’s mother. The fabric is called “Roses and Leaves” and is believed to have come from Ramm, Son Crocker. Artwork by Tom and his siblings from when they were at school as kids punctuates the tearoom, as does the taxidermy on top of the bookshelf, acquired from a man called Cedric on Portobello Road.
Photographed by Jooney Woodward5/18Staffordshire dogs on the bookshelf in Lady Isabella’s tearoom.
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