Office of the Solicitor General

The Solicitor General’s office is located down a small alcove separated by a wooden railing where black coated clerks scamper about shuffling papers between numerous writing desks and file cabinets.

The private office of the Solicitor General is a narrow but long room with a coffered ceiling and walls tastefully appointed with walnut wainscoting and moulded stucco, around the cornice are several sets of antlers, trophies of hunts past which hint at the favoured pastime of the occupant. Dominating the room is a large window set opposite the door which indicates the inhabitant is of some consequence as well as bathing the chamber in a soft light. In front of the window sits an immense carved mahogany desk and chair with two matching but smaller chairs for guests. The desk top is orderly with the inevitable papers neatly and symmetrically arraigned.

On the side walls a state portrait of Charles II hangs above a marble fireplace in front ofwhich rests a Turkish carpet and a couple of upholstered chairs creating a sitting area where points of law may be discussed. Several carved mahogany bookcases and multi-drawer file cabinets share the opposite wall along with a painting of the quadrangle of Christ Church Collage. Off to the side there is a bookstand upon which sits a leather-bound tome entitled A History of Land Transfers in the County of Devon by the Viscount Mountjoy.