The top landing is one of 21 rooms in the dolls' house Pendle Hall. It was designed and decorated by Felicity Clemons over a forty year period, and each piece of furniture and fixture was handmade by her. She used books and magazines for inspiration, and to achieve a high level of accuracy in the design and execution of each item.

It is a small room on the second floor of the house, directly above the first floor landing. It gave access to the main staircase to the lower levels, and well as a small staircase to the attic and to the second floor hallway

On the left hand wall is a dark wooden trunk, with a domed lid. Above it hangs a framed painting. At the back, against the stair railings, is a wooden chest of drawers, on which sits a pair of candlesticks. On the right hand wall is a large wooden freestanding cupboard, with two doors and a drawer.

At the back left hand corner is a staircase leading down to the first floor, which is covered with intricately decorated parquetry. It has a wooden banister held up by a number of turned wooden balusters. At the back right hand corner is a small staircase leading up to the attic.

On the back wall is a large rectangular sash window, with a pair of green and white tartan curtains. On the front right hand wall is a door to the chinese bedroom. The walls are painted white, and the ceiling has plaster mouldings around the edge, with a plaster ceiling rose containing a hanging four branched candelabra. The floor is covered with an intricately designed parquetry

In the room is a female servant in uniform, who is dusting the trunk.

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