I headed for Kingston Lacy with a mission to check under the floorboards in the house.
A condition survey was being carried out by on the plaster ceiling above the marble staircase.
It was while looking under the floor in the third Tented Room above the ceiling that Douglas from Clivedon Conservation had spotted some writing on one of the joists of the superstructure, but he had not had time follow it up further.
So as well as looking between the joists for objects lost or hidden in the cracks between the boards, I had a look at the faces of the joists to see if I could find more writing.
Tricky conditions
It was difficult to get the right lighting and angle to make out the words, especially as not all the boards had been lifted.
But with the help of torches and various settings on my camera I could make out one full name, a part name and even a date.