What’s going on in the house?
Deep Clean
Volunteers and staff thoroughly clean the house from top to bottom, to every last cupboard and drawer. Furniture is then covered in acid-free tissue covers, which are fitted to each individual piece so that everything is dust free come March.
Conservation in Action
Our conservation assistants will be working to look after the house and its collection. Objects and their condition are checked on the inventory, with textiles such as napkins, tablecloths and blankets looked over as well. The inventory allows us to see how the conditions of objects develop, so we can work towards a better plan of action.
Lady Nuffield's Wolseley Eight
To protect Lady Nuffield’s car from the cold and the damp, we put an inflatable dome, called a ‘carcoon’, around the Wolseley Eight, where she will hibernate for the winter. We will wake her up just before we reopen in February, to make sure she's looking great to welcome you back.