Lanhydrock

We left Penzance for home and called at Lanhydrock (NT) for a break. We took the opportunity to look round the house. The Long Gallery ceiling is a masterpiece of Jacobean plasterwork. One of the few parts of the house that survived the great fire at Lanhydrock in 1881, the ceiling is now undergoing a major conservation project to clean and restore it. We climbed the scaffold to get up close to the ceiling, and see the conservation specialists at work, and find out what it takes to care for this delicate piece of art. What a fantastic job they are doing.