A Son of the Rock

One of the rooms here had an exhibition devoted to Bill Tutte, whose mathematical expertise helped to crack the fiendish Lorenz cypher (called Tunny by the codebreakers.) Tutte managed to describe how the Lorenz encryption machine worked without ever having seen an example of one.

The mansion is really lovely inside.

Entrance hall:-

Library:-

Ornamental plastered ceiling:-

Another ornate ceiling:-

One of the rooms has some lovely wood panelling:-

Tiling on wall:-

Windows onto park:-