{"id":45083,"date":"2026-01-16T16:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T16:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=45083"},"modified":"2026-01-16T18:23:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:23:51","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-global-spooky-doorstep-historic-ghosts-house-gains-digital-protection-as-engineers-create-3d-model-of-west-horsley-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=45083","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the (Global &amp; Spooky) doorstep\u2019: Historic Ghosts house gains digital protection, as engineers create 3D model of West Horsley Place"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/512px-West_Horsley_Place_by_Colin-Smith_Wiki_Commons.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"373\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/512px-West_Horsley_Place_by_Colin-Smith_Wiki_Commons.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45136\" style=\"width:612px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/512px-West_Horsley_Place_by_Colin-Smith_Wiki_Commons.png 512w, https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/512px-West_Horsley_Place_by_Colin-Smith_Wiki_Commons-300x219.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><sub>image:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:West_Horsley_Place.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">West Horsley Place by Colin Smith<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">, CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>\u00a0via Wikimedia Commons<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A historic Surrey manor made famous by the BBC sitcom Ghosts has been digitally mapped. Engineers completed a detailed 3D survey of West Horsley Place, reports <em>Digwatch<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><em>Digwatch <\/em>writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The year long project used laser scanners to capture millions of measurements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Researchers from University of Surrey documented every room and structural feature. The digital model reveals hidden deterioration and supports long term conservation planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Future phases may add sensors to track temperature, humidity, and structural movement. British researchers say the work could enhance preservation and visitor engagement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Virtual tours and augmented storytelling may deepen understanding of the estate\u2019s history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dig.watch\/updates\/historic-ghosts-house-gains-digital-protection\">Read on <em>digwatch<\/em><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NB: The <em>Digital Watch<\/em> is an initiative of the Geneva Internet Platform, supported by the Swiss Confederation and the Republic and Canton of Geneva. The GIP is operated by DiploFoundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>image:\u00a0West Horsley Place by Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0\u00a0via Wikimedia Commons A historic Surrey manor made famous by the BBC sitcom Ghosts has been digitally mapped. Engineers completed a detailed 3D survey of West Horsley Place, reports Digwatch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[6,18,154,29,155],"class_list":["post-45083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog","tag-building","tag-conservation","tag-digital","tag-heritage","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45083","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\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45083"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45083\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45137,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45083\/revisions\/45137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}