A story of love and neglect. Asymp; Leave a comment. Me in the midst of cleaning. Cleaning in progress with resultant mucky swabs! Whilst working on the mantelpieces I would sometimes notice small areas of damage and these can really fire the imagination if you let them was it an overworked servant; a disgruntled Lord; or a drunken RAF officer that chipped the frieze, who knows? Bust of Pitt the Younger resplendent with polish. Partially waxed showing how the wax covers scratches. Asymp; Leave a comment.

So we thought it was about time you met some of the volunteers who carry out this work! 8220; I find the property fascinating, even though I am not interested in the technical side of photography. I enjoy meeting the public, giving them a good experience and the camaraderie of the volunteers and staff.

The lady with the frying pan! July 20, 2015. The Motor Transport Section set up shop on 3 August 1915 in Upper Berkeley Street, London, providing squads of 22 women led by a Head Driver, with 10 drivers, and probationers and garage washers. The pay was 35 shillings per week, and 5d per hour overtime! In 1916, this section and Military Cookery came under direct command of the Army. Lady Londonderry used all her .

The life and times of a conservation intern at Plas Newydd, a National Trust property on Anglesey. Sad Goodbyes and Glad Beginnings. The time has come, sooner than any of us expected, for the blog of a Conservation Intern to come to an end.

Continuing on from earlier posts about the conservation work we undertook on the Reception of an Embassy tapestry from Powis Castle here is the fourth in a series of bulletins we sent to the property. This bulletin dates from June 2014. All the new warps inserted across the long vertical cut which runs the full height of the tapestry.