{"id":41958,"date":"2025-01-24T17:21:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T17:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=41958"},"modified":"2025-01-24T17:21:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T17:21:40","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-doorstep-blenheim-palace-gets-annual-deep-clean-before-10-4m-roof-restoration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=41958","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the doorstep\u2019: Blenheim Palace gets annual deep clean before \u00a310.4m roof restoration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blenheim_Palace_facade_October_2016_De_Facto_Commons_Wiki_300px.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blenheim_Palace_facade_October_2016_De_Facto_Commons_Wiki_300px.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41959\" style=\"width:374px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sub><em>image for illustration: <a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/f\/f0\/Blenheim_Palace_facade_October_2016.jpg by DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0\">Blenheim Palace<\/a> by DeFacto, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A monumental \u00a310.4M undertaking is underway to preserve Britain\u2019s Greatest Palace\u2019s historic architecture and safeguard its heritage for future generations, as Blenheim Palace has announced that its annual deep clean of the stately home is underway, reports <em>Gloucestershire Live<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Gloucestershire Live<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, the UNESCO\u2026 World Heritage Site, which has been home to the Dukes of Marlborough since 1705, announced its most ambitious restoration project to date, the major repair of the Palace roof\u2026 in preparation for these vital repair works, the cleaning of the plaster and gilded work on all ceilings is being prioritised\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The annual deep clean process which takes roughly 6-8 weeks to complete includes everything from the 19 chandeliers, 18 clocks, 11 thousand books, over 1000 pieces of silverware, Boulle furniture, 38 pieces of armour, 40 busts and sculptures, not to mention the priceless tapestries\u2026 https:\/\/www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk\/news\/history\/blenheim-palace-gets-annual-deep-9834282<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>image for illustration: Blenheim Palace by DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A monumental \u00a310.4M undertaking is underway to preserve Britain\u2019s Greatest Palace\u2019s historic architecture and safeguard its heritage for future generations, as Blenheim Palace has announced that its &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=41958\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[6,17,18,30,23,29,199,22],"class_list":["post-41958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog","tag-building","tag-climate-change","tag-conservation","tag-environment","tag-expertise","tag-heritage","tag-restoration","tag-skills"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41958"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41958\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41960,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41958\/revisions\/41960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}