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Untill the 20th century state rooms in English Country houses were seldom used; being reserved for the use of only the most important house-guests, often a monarch and his consort, or another high ranking member of state, hence the name. They were nearly always of an odd number for the following reason: At the centre of the facade, the largest and most lavish room, (for example at Wilton House the famed Double Cube Room) this was a gathering place for the court of the honoured guest. Leading symmetrically from the centre room on either side were often one or two suites of smaller, but still very grand state rooms, for the sole use of the occupant of the final room at each end of the facade - the state bedroom. The smaller (but still huge) rooms in between would be used for private audiences, a withdrawing room and a dressing room. The smaller rooms were solely part of the bedroom suite and not for public use.

In most English houses today, including the royal palaces, these rooms have usually become a meaningless succession of drawing rooms and the original intention lost, this is certainly true at both Wilton House, Blenheim PalaceBlenheim Palace is a stately home in England, close to the city of Oxford. It was built for John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough during the reign of Queen Anne as a reward for his military service in Great Britain's foreign wars and civil uprisings., and Woburn AbbeyWoburn Abbey the seat of head of the the Russell Family the Duke of Bedford, was a sad half demolished half derelict house in 1953, after the death of the heavily indebted 12th Duke. The Abbey originally given to the family by Henry VIII had been largely. The reason for this is the Edwardian Period, when large house-parties needed a huge collection of salons for playing bridgeThis article is about the edifice. For other meanings, see Bridge (disambiguation). suspended deck compression arch bridges A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, railroad track, river or other body of water, or any other physical ob, dancing, talking and generally amusing themselves, also the occupants of the state bedroom preferred the comfort of a warmer more private room on a quiet floor with an adjoining fully plumbed bathroom.

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