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Book cleaning in the house at Dyrham Park
August 13 – 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)
One event on 2nd July 2024 at 11:30 am
One event on 16th July 2024 at 11:30 am
One event on 30th July 2024 at 11:30 am
One event on 13th August 2024 at 11:30 am
One event on 27th August 2024 at 11:30 am
Staff and volunteers will be cleaning, checking and recording books from the collection normally housed in the Plod Chamber which includes Shakespeare, Ovid, Byron and an Anglo-Dutch dictionary from 1681. A special book cushion, a gentle vacuum cleaner, a pony hair brush and special lamps are used for the process.
Included in normal admission; no booking required.
