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  • Artefact Conservation,  Materials,  National Trust - Goddards,  Wood

    Decorative Wooden Bannister

    9th July 2015 /

      The staircase at Goddards House was designed by architect Walter Brierly in the Arts and Crafts style. It is wooden and has a highly decorative banister, complete with finials, which, over the one hundred years of use, has accumulated a deep layer of dirt. This grime is the consequence of various hands using the banister for support and dust settling on it. Although the dirt itself is not harming the wood or causing it to deteriorate, on hot days when the sun shines through the window the surface of the banisters becomes very sticky. This is uncomfortable for visitors to the site who touch the banisters and can attract microorganisms…

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  • Artefact Conservation,  Ceramics,  National Trust - Goddards

    Rockingham Vases

    9th July 2015 /

    Goddards House and Gardens, located on Tadcaster road in York, is a National Trust property which was once home to a famous family of confectioners: the Terrys. The three Rockingham vases date from between 1830-1842 and were manufactured by the internationally renowned company Rockingham Pottery, located in Swinton near Rotherham. In the group there are two small vases and one larger one, all round with floral decoration, gilding and blue enamel work. They are on display in the large drawing room, along with other display items, such as chocolate boxes, photographs and more pottery. History The factory was located in Swinton, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, a few miles…

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