Marble Hall Clandon Park

A fire broke out on wednesday 29 april at clandon park an 18th century mansion.

Marble hall clandon park.

In keeping with the marble hall s principle role as a jaw dropping entrance hall in which guests were welcomed and entertained. The marble hall at clandon park following the fire national trust james duffy. Inside the marble hall of clandon park designed by venetian architect giacomo leoni clandon park was commissioned as a home for the onslow family and completed in the 1720s. Discover how the beautiful overmantel carvings in the marble hall survived at clandon park a national trust property in surrey.

Download this stock image. The southern relief which is signed by the artist is dedicated to diana goddess. Clandon park is a modern ruin. Anthony parkinson courtesy of national trust images.

The building which was one of the five surviving works by leoni in england fell into disrepair during the twentieth century and was given to the national trust in. The marble hall before the fire. In 2015 a huge fire ripped through the palladian mansion destroying the upper floors and roof and gutting the house. A joyous discovery in the aftermath of the fire the survival of the rysbrack fireplaces and overmantel reliefs in the marble hall has sustained our optimism and helped to inform our vision for the future of the house.

A statue in the marble hall two days after the devastating fire at clandon park surrey. Significant features survived in the marble hall at clandon park recent research has also given us an insightful picture of the original 18th century gardens and so resources permitting we also hope to bring those back to life in the spirit of a project that will both look back to the best of the past and create an exciting future. Marble hall fireplaces survive at clandon park. Image caption one of clandon park s most well known features the marble hall was left in ruins by the fire.

But the strong brick walls survived and today clandon park is cloaked in scaffolding sheltered from the wind and rain. Clandon park is a modern ruin. The fire spread through the building and caused significant damage. Clandon park was f7rnaa from alamy s library of millions of high resolution stock photos illustrations and vectors.