The dimensions given are those measured by Robert E, Burkhart ('Dimensions' 370). The length is from the back wall of the dais to the edge of the screen at the low (E ) end of the hall. The additional length of the screens passage is 8'9". The height of the hall is 59'.

Oak wainscotting along the walls of the 5-bay hall dates from 1597 but its decorative Readers' coats of arms were introduced later, in 1697. The oak flooring was added in the early 18th c.

The original open central fireplace was removed during the 19th c. A cupola in the roof near the third arch near the upper end indicates its location (17' from the dais).

Original furnishings include the 'cupboard,' a 6' x 4' oak table for ceremonial purposes made from the hatch cover of Sir Francis Drake's ship, the Golden Hind. The 16th c. high table consists of three 29' planks of a single oak cut down in Windsor Forest, reputedly a gift from Elizabeth I. The frame and cabriole legs were added in the 18th c.