Rebuilding of Clandon Park

After a morning walk in the forest I started to  discover new place.  Clandon Park  it was new place which I visited this day I was walking  22 minutes from Clandon Station. Not so far to see some new.
Clandon Park was a family home for centuries. The Onslows arrived in 1641 and replaced the original house in the early 1700s with this stunning example of fashionable Palladianism. Uncover some of the most captivating stories through the years, charting the evolution of this significant house, its gardens and the people who’ve passed through it.
The house showcased a superb collection of 18th century furniture, porcelain and textiles. Unfortunately a fire that destroyed an 18th Century mansion started accidentally and was probably caused by an electrical fault, investigators have said. You can see how it looks now and how the work there is going to reconstruct this interesting house. 

See how it looked before fire here;  https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/clandon-park

The Lime Avenue

Doric column capital

The grotto

 

The Dutch Garden

One of only four Māori meeting houses outside of New Zealand, and the only one of these outdoors in a non-museum setting, Hinemihi is an internationally significant building. 

 

 This eye-catching timber meeting house was a gift to the 4th Earl of Onslow, who served as Governor of New Zealand. This is not simply a decorative structure, it is is an authentic meeting house, and it used to stand in the village of Te Wairoa. In 1886 the village was destroyed by a disastrous volcanic eruption of Mount Tarawera. The villagers sheltered inside the meeting house, which, though covered in volcanic ash, was among the very few buildings to survive relatively unscathed. In 1892 the hinemihi was dug out of the volcanic debris and given to Baron Onslow, who had it shipped back to his family home at Clandon, where it is still used for services by the Maori community in England.

 

The Marble Hall was one of the most dramatic entrance halls in England and Leoni’s masterpiece. Designed to impress, this gleaming white forty-foot cube was a jaw-dropping introduction for guests important enough to enter through the entrance doors. This impressive space together with the Saloon next door, offered guests an amazing space for dinner and dancing, with glorious views of the garden and parkland beyond. An expanse of marble floor was surrounded by stately columned walls with grand doors and above it all, suspended from massive timbers and giant iron nails, was the extraordinarily elaborate stucco ceiling by master craftsmen from the Italian-Swiss border, attributed to Guiseppe Artari.

 As part of an International Design Competition, six architect-led teams have now produced concepts visualising their interpretation for the restoration, reimagining and rebuilding of Clandon Park.