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Creating 'A Rothschild Treasury' at Waddesdon
Wed 11 Sep 2019
Designer Charles Marsden-Smedley illustrates the transformation of a former maid's room into a densly-packed barrel-vaulted new gallery housing over 300 objects collected by the Rothschild family.
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Conserving the Dubois desk
Thu 1 Aug 2019
In the Morning Room, this large black lacquer desk has been reinstalled after a two year project to conserve the degrading lacquer and clean the gilt-bronze mounts.
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Waddesdon's lost glasshouses
Thu 18 Jul 2019
An important part of Baron Ferdinand’s ‘Saturday to Monday’ parties would have been a visit to the glasshouses. Here we take a look back at Waddesdon's lost glasshouses, that were demolished in…
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Why Waddesdon's not mowing
Mon 15 Jul 2019
Gardener Harvey Sullivan explains the creation of new meadows at Waddesdon
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Illustrated Waddesdon
Fri 21 Jun 2019
Try exploring the gardens in a different way using our new illustrated map. The double-sided map offers both a mindfulness design and one for guests bringing four-legged friends.
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A flavourful insight into wine terminology
Mon 3 Jun 2019
For those who don’t understand how a wine can be dry or what is meant by a rich wine with a long aftertaste, this is the article for you!
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