"Slide and show": See Wentworth Woodhouse with and without scaffolding as huge repair job starts

NOW you see it, now you don’t - an impressive interactive image has been produced to show Wentworth Woodhouse with and without tonnes of scaffolding.

The photo, which lets you switch between the metal-masked mansion and its “undressed” state, has been created as a huge roof repair job gets underway.

The stately home, which is renowned for many of its internal artist features and exhibits, has its own unsual outside installation made up of 10,000 square metres of steel scaffolding.

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A large area of the famous East Front is cloaked in a network of metal poles while restoration begins on the mansion’s dilapidated roof.

Conservation company Woodhead Group has been appointed by Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust to carry out the repair, restoration and replacement of the building's 1,486 square metre roof as part of its 25-year masterplan.

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Special rooftop tours are being arranged to so visitors can see the works taking place up close.

It will take up to three months to fully install the scaffolding which will reach 30 metres in height — as high as six double decker busses. 

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The scaffolding will incorporate almost 300 stairs and two specialist accessible lifts for use by the public when installation is completed, which will reach 18 metres high. 

Tom Woodhead from Woodhead Group said: “This project requires an exceptional collaborative approach with our scaffolding sub-contractors, Lyndon SGB, architects Donald Insall Associates and consultants to design and install such a complex scaffold system.”

The scaffolding will comprise approximately 700 tonnes and 500 linear metres of scaffolding poles and 6,000 planks, and is being installed by up to ten technicians per day over the three-month period.

Jonathan O'Connor, general manager for Lyndon SGB added: “We’ve been operating across the UK for 100 years and are familiar with creating tailored access solutions for all sorts of buildings and applications. 

“Our team has been working in collaboration with Woodhead Group to progress the scheme which will ultimately allow Wentworth Woodhouse to continue to welcome visitors.”

 

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