Daily entries from the 17th century London diary
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The Matted (or Long) Gallery in Whitehall:
The Companion volume tells us that it was on the first (ie, second, to Americans) floor, more or less parallel to the river, and ran from the east end of the Privy Gallery (which contained the king’s bedchamber) to a staircase leading down to the Bowling Green (adjoining Whitehall’s central Privy Garden on the south). “For those with business at the palace, it was a convenient semi-private walk. The Duke of York’s closet and chief apartments [on the riverfront] were reached from it…” -
Shown as “Stone Gallery” on this map:
http://www.londonancestor.com/maps/whitehall-palace.htm -
But why “matted”? Does it imply that the floor or the walls were covered with carpets or tapestry?