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- Wheathills on BBC
Paul Martin from
the popular BBC TV Show 'FLOG IT' visited Wheathills
to film a profile on Nigel Heldreich and the work he
has undertaken in restoring the Georgian Country House.
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Paul
Martin described to the viewers the interesting
History of Wheathills, and the various changes
the building had seen over the years. |
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conversation turned on camera to the condition of
the building when Nigel first committed to restoring
Wheathills to its Regency splendour. |
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Paul described
the evolution of the building, identifying the different
types of construction and methods used through differing
periods when extensions and alterations were made. |
| The Camera
Team moved closer to Harold, who at the time was
busily conserving a Rosewood Games Table. |
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Up in the Attic
where the Georgian Servants' Quarters once were,
Paul discussed the difficulties in restoring an
oak and tiled roof sympathetically. |
| During a moment
of relaxation in The Library, Paul admired a 19th
Century metamorphic Mahogany Library Chair / Steps |
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The programe scrutinised what
is involved in the careful and sympathetic restoration
of a period house, and focused on the wide number of
projects that make up a whole restoration programme.
This contrasts with Flog It's normal approach - to study
the restoration of a single item such as a piece of
furniture or china.
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