To ensure such a large number of objects return to their correct homes and can be seen ‘as the Straw’s left it’ many photographs are taken as each layer is stripped down, we also use the original photographs taken in 1990 to ensure the collection is returned to its home in the house.
Working in such tight spaces as at Mr Straw’s House, a three storey semi-detached family home, brings with it the challenge of storage. Each room is dealt with in turn, starting at the top of the house, and each room broken into sections. Every piece of available space is used in both Endcliffe and Warwick Villa, from floors and landings to work tables.
It really is like playing tetris, trying to relocate or store collection so we can clean behind, underneath or next to other pieces in the collection.