Back in 2006 Tyntesfield House a National Trust property in Wraxall neae Bristol was given £20 m from the heritage lottery fund to carry out extensive repairs to the house and the estate making it more accesible to the public. The work started in January 2009 and uniquely the house and the estate remained open to the public. The extensive work carried out has involved rewiring the house, putting in a new enviromentally driendly heating system and repairing the roof which had been leaking water and causing damage to the property for a number of years. There was also a lot of conservation work done to the exterior of the house.
Because of this work for the last eighteen months the house has been buried under scaffolding, however the scafolding has now come down and i wait with anticipation to see if all this work is an improvement on the mansions former glory. First time visitors to the house in the last eighteen months have either been fascinated to see the repairs taking place or been dissapointed that they could not appreciate the architectural splendour of this neo gothic masterpiece. My advice to them is go again late this summer . Here is a taste of what it looked like before the work judge for yourself when you go about the improvements
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