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50 items urgently needed - can you help?
W E N T W O R T H W O O D H O U S E P R E S E R V A T I O N T R U S T
We n t w o r t h Wo o d h o u s e We n t w o r t h R o t h e r h a m S 6 2 7 T Q
Tel: 01226 351161 Email: [email protected]
@Wentworth_House wentworth.woodhouse.10 wentworth_woodhouse
TO KEEP UP TO DATE FOLLOW US:
Charity Number 01155374 © Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust 2019
For further ‘wish list’ information please contact Julie Readman Wish ListW E N T W O R T H W O O D H O U S E P R E S E R V A T I O N T R U S T
We n t w o r t h Wo o d h o u s e We n t w o r t h R o t h e r h a m S 6 2 7 T Q
@Wentworth_House wentworth.woodhouse.10 wentworth_woodhouse
TO KEEP UP TO DATE FOLLOW US:
Charity Number 01155374 © Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust 2019
For further Wish List information please email [email protected]
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The challenges we face in protecting, operating and regenerating Wentworth Woodhouse are, like its famous façade, huge.
The Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust is committed to ensuring the house and grounds are as accessible as possible to the public, so that we all can
enjoy its stunning architecture, revel in its fascinating history and marvel at the conservation work which is underway to protect the site for future generations.
But just opening the house means heating and cleaning it, and this uses up our very limited resources.
Wentworth Woodhouse belongs to you too - and its success will require us all, in our own way, to contribute to what has been described as ‘the greatest heritage
project for a generation’.
In this booklet you will find 50 items we desperately need, but cannot purchase without your support. Items range in price, so there is something to suit all.
By making a donation you will have the satisfaction of knowing exactly how we have used your money and the difference you have made to our work.
At the back of the booklet you will see an order form. Alternatively you can email us with the details of your donation.
If you prefer, you can of course make a general donation and allow us to allocate it as we see fit.
Please don’t forget to fill in the Gift Aid form if you are a UK tax payer.
Thank you so much for your support.
wentworth woodhouse ‘the greatest heritage project
for a generation’
S A R A H M C L E O D c h i e f e x e c u t i v e
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TOP 50 ITEMS
GARDENWe are blessed with a large team of enthusiastic gardening volunteers who all need equipment to work with
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Herbaceous plants. We need to carry out new planting to make the grounds across our 83-acre site even more beautiful and to create diverse habitats for wildlife. Items required x150 (£10-£100 per item) .................... £10
Spear and Jackson trowelsItems required x50 (£10 per item) .............................. £10
Spear and Jackson spadesItems required x30 (£23 per item) .............................. £23
Spear and Jackson forksItems required x15 (£23 per item) .............................. £23
Spear and Jackson loppers Items required x5 (£30 per item) ................................ £30
Soil warming cables. Much needed to protect young plants we are nurturing. Items required x5 (£39 per item) ................................ £39
Stihl chainsaw ms19. We want to cut logs which can be sold to help with fundraising ................................. £180
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Stihl hedge trimmer hs45. We have lots of shrubbery to cut back and a second trimmer would enable us to get the job done faster .......................... £200
Large polytunnel. Our gardening team want to grow and nurture their own plants and cuttings. A polytunnel would really help. ................................... £200
Stihl long handled hedge trimmer. This will help our gardeners tackle hard-to-reach shrubbery ........... £600
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BucketsItems required x40 (£2 per item) ................................ £2
Brooms.Items required x30 (£7 per item) ................................ £7
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Mops and buckets Items required x10 (£20 per item) .............................. £20
Step ladders (Class One)Items required x3 (£125 per item) .............................. £125
Power toolsItems required x4 (£150 per item) .............................. £150
Vacuum cleaners.Items required x2 (£300 per item) .............................. £300
Museum vacuum cleaner. This type of vacuumclearer is light, portable and works on low suctionusing very soft nozzles, which means we can gently remove dust from precious objects ............................ £300
Pat testing equipment. Having our own pat-testing equipment will save us time and money ..................... £350
HOUSEKEEPING/MAINTENANCEOur house keeping team keep the house spick and span – it’s a difficult job and they need more cleaning and maintenance equipment
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New security cameras. Please help us to keep Wentworth Woodhouse safe. Items required x15 (£1,000 per item) ......................... £1,000
Window repairs. We have hundreds of windows to repair, some large and grand and some moremodest. The average restoration cost is £1,500 and the need is great. Items required x100+ (£1,500 per item) ..................... £1,500
Mountfield small ride on mower. We have acresof grass and we need a small ride-on mower forthe areas we are currently having to cut with ahand-mower ............................................................... £1,500
Pedestrian gates and posts. We need to provide a pair of gates at our cattle grids to make it safer for visitors coming on foot .......................................... £1,500
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Safety harness system. A safety harnessing system would enable us to work safely outdoors on some of the highest and most inaccessible parts of the house. Items required x4 (£2,500 per item) ........................... £2,500
Restoration of the chandelier in the Van Dyck room. The beautiful crystal chandelier which has hung inour Van Dyck State Room for over 250 years needscleaning and restoring ............................................... £6,000
Electronic gate controls. To help keep our site safe. ................................................................................... £7,000
Hugo Lifter – push around access platform. Many housekeeping and conservation tasks requireworking at height to reach statues, decorativeplaster and lighting. A Hugo Lifter would ensurethat these tasks can be done safely ........................... £7,150
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Water rates. We need water in the gardens, in our kitchens and bathrooms. Our bill is huge. Can you help us? Annual cost ................................................................ £4,800
Broadband. Our business can’t function without the Internet. Want to help us stay connected? Annual cost ................................................................ £5,500
Tower lighting. We need to buy lighting towers to illuminate our car parks and other public access areas, which are in total darkness on winter evenings. Items required x2 (£10,000 per item) ......................... £10,000
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Urn and statue repairs on the magnificent Palladian East Front of the mansion. We have 24 urns and 9 statues to repair. (Average repair cost £8,750 each) ............................. £8,750
Replacement of 2 urns on the South Parapet. Only one of the sandstone urns on the parapet is an original.Two replacements are required to match it. (Average repair cost £12,300 each) ........................... £12,300
Urn and statue repairs on the North and South Towers. We have 4 urns on each of the towers (Average repair cost £8,750 each) ............................. £8,750
Urn and statue repairs on the Baroque West Front of the mansion. We have 12 urns and one statue to repair (Average repair cost £8,750 each) ............................. £8,750
URNS AND STATUESWe have 56 hand-carved Georgian urns and statues, which have adorned our mansion roof for almost three centuries. Each one is in desperate need of careful restoration at an average cost of £8,750. Would you like to preserve and restore a piece of history?
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Kubota utility vehicle. A small utility vehicle will make getting around the 83-acre site much easier and enable us to tackle security and maintenance tasks more expediently ....................................................... £11,000
High-level lifter. It is essential that we keep the mansion’s gutters and down-pipes in good order to prevent water from getting into the building. But many drainpipes, hoppers and gutters are so high we can’t access them unless we hire hi- level lifters. Having our own would be far less costly ........................................................ £16,500
Minibus. This would enable us to provide transport for community groups struggling to get to us, and would also be really useful for transporting people around the grounds ............................................................... £17,000
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Van. A new van is desperately needed to transportour marketing equipment to events and shows and to move items around the estate ................................ £15,000
Electricity bill. In its Georgian heyday, the house relied on candlelight. Thank heavens for electric lights - but not the electricity bill! Annual cost ................................................................ £15,000
39 East Front lamp standards. The six lampstands that adorn our famed East Palladian façade are in a very poor condition and need complete restoration, rewiring and repainting. (Repair cost £25,500 each) ........................................ £25,500
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Buildings insurance. It’s crucial we have insurance in place to protect our beautiful house in the event of damage. Could you help to keep us covered? Annual cost ...... £50,000
Stables clock. Restoration of the huge clock at the stables is urgently needed ......................................... £70,000
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Trace heating to gutters and gutter alarm system. The installation of an alarmed trace-heating system to guttering on key areas of the house will give protection in winter by preventing rainwater from freezing and gutters from overflowing. This will reduce the risk of damage to fragile and ornate interiors ..................................... £53,600
North Pavilion clock. As part of the North Tower restoration project, we need a donor to sponsor the repair of the tower’s clock face and mechanism ........ £61,200
42 Replacement of worn out pipework and installation of new valves at the mansion and stables. This is critical - most of the pipework in the mansion is well overdue for replacement and many other pipes are heavily corroded, which is putting significant areas of the mansion at risk ........................................................... £35,000
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Gas bill. Thankfully, we have gas-fired central heating in many rooms - but it’s expensive to run. Can you help us with our gas bill? Annual cost ................................................................ £28,000
North Pavilion weathervane and finial. Restoring the North Pavilion Tower will be a large and costly project and we will be searching for funders. Supporters are urged to sponsor the beautiful weathervane and finial at the top of the tower .................................................................... £30,600
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50 Replacement of mains water pipe. Replacement of our mains water pipe. The water pipe runs all the way along our drive, from the main road to the mansion. The pipe has fractured twice in as many years so replacement is urgently needed. This work would also enable us to split off the fire hydrant supply, which will improve the safety of the site ...... £100,000
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Restoration of West Step Railings. Ornate iron railings are a key feature of the steps to the mansion’s West Front. But they need extensive specialist repairs to bring them back to their former glory .................................. £76,500
Removal of asbestos. Lots of asbestos was introduced into the mansion during alterations which enabled the building to be used as a college in the 20th Century. It is at its worst in our west cellars, which need extensive asbestos decontamination to make them accessible and to reduce the risk of dry rot and water damage ............................... £80,000
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47 Refurbishment of the central heating system. Most of the radiators in the mansion’s State Rooms have been in use for over 100 years and have not been serviced for decades ................................... £75,000
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