the story begins with george mortimor pulman. you may notice a certain strength in the jaw. she was said to have charm but no money. when the pulman money came into hariett's hands she built herself a mansion. with gardens that stretches for more than half a mile and gardens that supplied food for the staff. we started our tour in the lounge where mrs. carlland held dances. >> not many familys are that large anymore. you need probably 30 or 40 servants. >> she had 130 on staff at one time. >> what's this? >> these are champane fountains. there's one at either end of the dining room. >> a champane fountain. literally they had champane flowing from it. >> yes, it's quite practically when you're entertaining a large group of people. >> reporter: we had a look at the solarium. famous for its floors. inlaid with marble. so rare it was only found once. >> she had the rest of it that she didn't used pulverized so it could never be used or found again. >> in the world. >> right. >> so she would have the only gold marble room. >> that's correct. >> she did things in style didn't she.