The great fire at Hampton Court
By: Michael Fishlock, with drawings by the author ; foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales.
Publisher: Herbert Press; Distributed by A&C Black
Published: 1993
Place of publication: London; Eaton Socon, Huntingdon, Cambs
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: Hampton Court (Richmond upon Thames, London, England) -- Fire, 1986.; Fires -- England -- London -- History -- 20th century.
Description: "On Easter Monday 1986 a spectacular fire severely damaged the Wren wing of Hampton Court Palace. Within hours of the fire being quenched, experts were sifting through the ruins to salvage the remnants of chandeliers, Grinling Gibbons's carving and other priceless artefacts. This was but the beginning of a £10 million project which was overseen by the architect Michael Fishlock. He has now written a dramatic first-hand account of the fire itself and the whole exciting and challenging restoration scheme, recounting the critical decisions which had to be made about what to conserve, restore or build anew; the wonderful discovery of handprints from the seventeenth century; the graffiti left by Wren's workmen; the seashells found beneath the floors to act as sound insulation. The book is illustrated throughout by striking 'before and after' photographs of the building and of the restoration process together with plans and sketches by the author."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes index.