Marble Hall Clandon Park

Inside the restoration of clandon park s marble hall and saloon.

Marble hall clandon park.

Anthony parkinson courtesy of national trust images. In 2015 a huge fire ripped through the palladian mansion destroying the upper floors and roof and gutting the house. Image caption one of clandon park s most well known features the marble hall was left in ruins by the fire. The marble hall at clandon park following the fire national trust james duffy.

Clandon park is a modern ruin. Marble hall fireplaces survive at clandon park. In keeping with the marble hall s principle role as a jaw dropping entrance hall in which guests were welcomed and entertained. A fire broke out on wednesday 29 april at clandon park an 18th century mansion.

Discover how the beautiful overmantel carvings in the marble hall survived at clandon park a national trust property in surrey. In 2015 a huge fire ripped through the palladian mansion destroying the upper floors and roof and gutting the house. Significant features survived in the marble hall at clandon park recent research has also given us an insightful picture of the original 18th century gardens and so resources permitting we also hope to bring those back to life in the spirit of a project that will both look back to the best of the past and create an exciting future. A joyous discovery in the aftermath of the fire the survival of the rysbrack fireplaces and overmantel reliefs in the marble hall has sustained our optimism and helped to inform our vision for the future of the house.

Download this stock image. The marble hall before the fire. A statue in the marble hall two days after the devastating fire at clandon park surrey. The southern relief which is signed by the artist is dedicated to diana goddess.

Inside the marble hall of clandon park designed by venetian architect giacomo leoni clandon park was commissioned as a home for the onslow family and completed in the 1720s. But the strong brick walls survived and today clandon park is cloaked in scaffolding sheltered from the wind and rain. Clandon park is a modern ruin. But the strong brick walls survived and today clandon park is cloaked.