title	The Preservation of Ickworth House, Horringer, Suffolk - 18th January 2024
intro	We decide to visit Ickworth House for something to do, and also as we haven't been there for ages and our English Heritage cards aren't getting much use at the moment. The boys are at school so we get to do things like go for a walk without any comments about being bored. As it's off-season, the house is mostly closed, but there is a very interesting tour of a few of the state rooms explaining how some of the winter preservation is done.
imgp0465	A frosty path, on the way to the church
imgp0466	The partly-frozen pond
imgp0468	An old lawnmower has stuff growing in the bucket
imgp0469	The old Victorian hothouses
imgp0471	The Earl's summerhouse is sadly closed for repairs
imgp0473	A derelict garden shelter
imgp0474	Isobel takes a photo of the lake
imgp0476	A view of the bulrushes and the lake
imgp0483	Icicles on a protruding branch
imgp0489	The holiday cottage behind the lake
imgp0490	Isobel looks around
imgp0493	The Earl's summerhouse
imgp0496	Shorn sheep and the Ickworth Rotunda
imgp0500	A gnarly dead tree trunk 
imgp0505	Isobel in the woods
imgp0508	The orangery has returned to its original purpose
imgp0512	Preservation in the Pompeiian room
imgp0514	The tourguide explains some preservation processes
imgp0518	The Pompeiian room in Ickworth House
imgp0522	A nice marble statue 
imgp0523	We're in a state dining room    
imgp0526	One of the impressive chandeliers
imgp0528	A carpet underlay is sewn together in the library
imgp0530	The fireplace in the library
imgp0532	We get an introduction to old book cleaning
imgp0535	Back in the entrance hall
imgp0537	Big columns in Ickworth Hall
imgp0539	We have a quick snack in the café
imgp0540	Isobel pokes around in the shop