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Spring Cleaning the Old-Fashioned Way
Historic home cleaning methods can be more effective than modern techniques, English Heritage said today (19 March), as it released a new video of its Victorian Youtube star Avis Crocombe revealing her top tips. The conservation charity has been experimenting with the historic techniques of using milk on flag stone floors and using bread to remove dirt from wallpaper as part of its annual spring clean while Mrs Crocombe shows how similar methods can be used in your own kitchen.
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Wallpaper and rose petals: the story behind Wrest Park’s summer art exhibition
Artist Sally Annett is exhibiting a range of contemporary art works at Wrest Park this summer. Inspired by the site’s collection of rarely-seen wallpapers, Annett talks to us about what it was like to delve into the vast collection stores at Wrest, and the stories she found there.
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We delve into the travel diaries of Charles Monck, owner of Belsay Estate, who went on his Grand Tour in 1804–6. The records combine Monck’s emotive responses to the ancient sites he visited with his detailed sketches and descriptions. They give us a rare insight into his experience and how this may have influenced the redesign of the Belsay estate on his return.
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Conservation in Action: The Map Room at Eltham Palace
After a £1.7 million restoration, Eltham Palace and Gardens in Greenwich reopened on 3 April 2015 with five new and intriguing rooms for you to explore. Jemma Edwards, a conservator currently working on revealing the original 1930s hand painted decorative scheme in the Map Room introduces us to what has been uncovered so far.
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Contemporary art installation at Belsay Hall
A new contemporary art installation featuring the haunting voice of Turner Prize winning artist Susan Philipsz comes to Belsay Hall.
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Welcome to English Heritage's brand licensing home and interiors category, showcasing partnerships of luxury products from fitted kitchens to beautiful bedding.
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English Heritage and The Art File have partnered to create a stunning new collection of 16 greeting cards, all inspired by the history of the sites in English Heritage's care.
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A luxury wartime bunker, a rediscovered 1930s map room and a glamorous walk-in wardrobe among the rooms at Eltham Palace that English Heritage will reveal to the public for the first time this Easter as part of a makeover of one of the country's greatest Art Deco gems.
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London's art deco Eltham Palace
A rare 1930s map room hidden for decades under wallpaper in one of the nation's best Art Deco buildings will be revealed as part of English Heritage's major restoration of Eltham Palace in Greenwich, London.