| Aug 26 |
Restoration and Repair/ The Music & Bathing Temples   Situated to the rear of Tyringham Hall, at either end of the 72 metre long swimming pool are The Bathing Temple and Music Temple. Built by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1926, these were later additions to the estate. These Palladian Style Temples were included on the buildings at risk register in 2005. The concrete domes on both buildings were cracked and leaking for many years. The decorative plasterwork inside was in turn decaying. Once the remedial works to the domes had been carried out the algae growing inside was carefully washed and neutralised. In order to replicate the mouldings, Revival took rubber squeezes of the modillion block cornice, the circular lighting troughs and arched architraves. The substandard plaster to the walls, domes and barrel vaulted ceilings was removed and replaced. The dome was completely re-plastered in the Bathing Temple.
Once the moulding installation was complete, attention was turned to the Scagliola columns with Corinthian capitals. The acidity in the leaking rainwater had eroded the plaster capitals. There were fruiting bodies on the acanthus leaves. After cleaning and neutralising the growths, the leaves were remodeled and repaired. The surface of the Scagliola columns and friezes were also damaged by the acidic rainwater. By using a combination of filling, resurfacing and waxing techniques the columns were restored. Owner: Anton Bilton.Architect: Raven Group/Daniel Lelliot Krauze.Main Contractor: Pauley Construction. |
