Conservation of Queen Caroline’s State bed:...
Queen Caroline’s bed has three upper inner valances. These decorative drapes are attached to the inside...
Tag: conservation
Festooned with Mystery: Wall Paintings at the...
An investigation into some mysterious mural paintings in the Banqueting House took place this summer, with...
The colourful history of the cornices and corbels...
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
Out of the 41 textile components of the state bed, the first to be conserved were...
Renewable energy meets conservation: the Hydro...
To the very north of the park at Hillsborough Castle and Gardens, for the adventurous visitor...
Queen Caroline’s bed undergoes conservation...
As supervisor of the furnishing conservation team at Historic Royal Palaces, I am leading a team...
Restoring Hillsborough’s Courthouse Clock
An exciting conservation project has been undertaken in Hillsborough. The courthouse clock – which stopped over...
Queen Victoria’s jacket
An addition to the HRP Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection is this beautiful pink embroidered jacket, once owned...
Conserving history: a Victorian child’s...
A new addition to our Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection, this velvet and silk child’s dress was...
Gibbons travels to Fairfax House – Part 1
“The Genius of Grinling Gibbons from Journeyman to King’s Carver” How do you put on a...