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Central Hall floor
Project type
Project planning and management
Date
Oct 2016- March 2017
Project Manager
I meticulously planned, managed and delivered this £350,000 complex project, on time, under budget and to positive feedback.
4 stone conservators removed lino and bitumen layers, and proceeded to clean, consolidate and replace approx 27% of existing flagstones , given their poor condition, over a 5 month period.
I managed other specialists ( Heritage joiners, furniture conservator, painted surface conservator, plumbers and decorators) to incorporate works required to doors, door saddles, skirting boards, radiators and fixtures & fittings.
The historic family stayed at Mount Stewart that winter and watched with excitement as the floor revealed itself. Fire risk assessments, Emergency plans and other compliance tasks were reviewed and updated to ensure the property could remain open to the public over the busy festive period.
It was with great pleasure that we were able finish on time and throw open the doors on St Patricks day- the first day of open season!
The Central Hall at Mount Stewart had been a mix of two eras: the decoration reflected the 1930s, while the floor—laid by Lady Mairi Bury in the 1970s and replaced by the National Trust in 2006—was a much later addition, covering the historic Scrabo stone floor beneath.
To complete the restoration of the room to the era of Edith, Lady Londonderry—the period in which the rest of the house was presented—the proposal aimed to remove the modern tiling and reveal the original Scrabo flooring. This would finalise the restoration of the house and present the Central Hall as a unified space.
While restoring the floor, I included the restoration of the wooden skirting boards, and door saddles to match floor levels and the columns in the room. This included removing the discoloured varnish that had built up over time to reveal the original scheme beneath.
