On Thursday 26th June - Jenny Furse (Garden Historian),was invited to Scampston by Caroline Legard the Scampston Conservatory project leader.
Jenny was able to share some of her knowledge on conservatory boilers with the Scampston Heritage Volunteers, and to help record the boilers before work on the bothies continues. Jenny was filmed by Mike from the Creative Condition. Photos of the bothies and boilers were also take as a record by Phil and Susanna from Callaghan Photography. More on the history of the Thomas Green boilers at a later stage.
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| Caroline Legard introducing Jenny Furse at the Scampston bothies |
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| Greens boiler with pipework |
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| Greens Boiler |
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| Greens Logo |
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| Jenny in the bothie cellar |
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| Cellar trap door |
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| Steps to cellar |
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| Cellar trap door |
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| Education room |
Photos Callaghan Photography
Meanwhile Work on the £1 million Heritage Lottery Fund restoration project continues, focusing on the bothies, drainage and brick work.
The restoration work is being led by Caroe Architects, with project management from Buro Four, and building contractors William Birch & Sons Ltd. The superstructure of the conservatory has been minutely researched and removed to a warehouse for restoration. This will be returned to site in autumn 2014
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| Work can be viewed through hoarding display in the walled garden |
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| Bothie chimney |
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| Conservatory brick work |
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| View from the Walled Garden mound - Photos Callaghan Photography |
