Shugborough Hall visit Monday 5 July

Shugborough Hall

 This is a National Trust property, once owned by the Anson family, famous for Admiral George Anson and, latterly, the photographer Patrick Lichfield.  It is a short walk from Haywood Lock. We crossed the River Trent to the hall by the ancient pack horse bridge. As NT members, entry was free.

We queued for the house tour, limited to 16 people. The house was otherwise mostly closed due to lack of volunteers to supervise, sadly. However, our guide was excellent and informative, plus she let us take pictures. The main rooms are impressive, as you can see below.

The NT experts discovered that these classical ruins were painted using distemper by theatre set painters!

There were two librarians / restorers working on the books.

Here is some information.