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Stonework amnesty at Seaton Delaval Hall

THE National Trust believes that people power may hold the key to saving Vanbrugh’s greatest masterpiece.

The Trust is calling on local people to take part in a stonework amnesty to try and recover parts of Seaton Delaval Hall that may have been rescued after the main Hall was destroyed by fire in 1822.

Cheryl Moore, building surveyor for the National Trust said: “Since the fire the hall has lost a considerable amount of stonework through dereliction and decay.

“Local people who have always looked after the hall and hold it dear in their hearts, have rescued parts of the stone so that it is not lost to the elements.”

“We are asking people to return anything they might suspect to be original stonework from the Hall.”

The team at Seaton Delaval Hall are hoping replace missing stones or ones which have deteriorated beyond repair throughout 2011.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .