Work to restore the Guildfords Clandon Park begins

Work on the partial restoration of a National Trust property from the 18th century near Guildford has started almost 10 years after it was badly damaged by a fire.

The listed Clandon Park of class I was a popular visitor attraction in front of the fire caused by an electrical error.

The Guildford Borough Council approved the plans to restore the historical house at a planning meeting at the beginning of this month.

Kent Rawlinson from the National Trust said: “We are pleased to receive these permits and notes of our plans.

“It is such a big step forward, Clandon Park as a beautiful, surprising and stimulating place to bring back to life, which celebrates its many, multi -layered stories.”

The flames destroyed a large part of the interior of the house, but the brick eye and the shell remained largely intact.

Mr. Rawlinson announced the BBC that the exterior of the property would be restored, as it appeared before the fire, while the interior contains a roof terrace.

He said the floor in the house paths is being replaced, the marble hall was restored and new accessibility and catering facilities are added.

The National Trust hopes that the restoration work will be completed by 2028, whereby the house was opened to the public in the following year.

The costs of the project are partly met by the insurance funds of the fire, adds.