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Tag: conservation

Festooned with Mystery: Wall Paintings at the Banqueting House

Festooned with Mystery: Wall Paintings at the...

November 7, 2019
An investigation into some mysterious mural paintings in the Banqueting House took place this summer, with...
Conservation Supervisor Rebecca Bissonnet examining the cornices and corbels before de-installation

The colourful history of the cornices and corbels...

November 6, 2019
As conservation work continues on Queen Caroline’s State bed, Conservator Beatrice Farmer describes the small details...
Up close with the finials | Secrets of a State Bed

Up close with the finials | Secrets of a State Bed

September 13, 2019
Out of the 41 textile components of the state bed, the first to be conserved were...
Renewable energy meets conservation: the Hydro House at Hillsborough

Renewable energy meets conservation: the Hydro...

August 19, 2019
To the very north of the park at Hillsborough Castle and Gardens, for the adventurous visitor...
Queen Caroline's bed undergoes conservation | Secrets of a state bed

Queen Caroline’s bed undergoes conservation...

August 15, 2019
As supervisor of the furnishing conservation team at Historic Royal Palaces, I am leading a team...
Restoring Hillsborough's Courthouse Clock

Restoring Hillsborough’s Courthouse Clock

January 18, 2019
An exciting conservation project has been undertaken in Hillsborough. The courthouse clock – which stopped over...
Queen Victoria's jacket

Queen Victoria’s jacket

December 21, 2018
An addition to the HRP Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection is this beautiful pink embroidered jacket, once owned...
Conserving history: a Victorian child's dress worn for a wedding

Conserving history: a Victorian child’s...

May 18, 2018
A new addition to our Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection, this velvet and silk child’s dress was...
Gibbons travels to Fairfax House – Part 1

Gibbons travels to Fairfax House – Part 1

May 17, 2018
“The Genius of Grinling Gibbons from Journeyman to King’s Carver” How do you put on a...
Putting Kew Palace to bed

Putting Kew Palace to bed

January 31, 2018
Putting Kew Palace to Bed Kew Palace welcomes many visitors during spring and summer. It is...
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