点评:We last visited several years ago for a 'free flow tour' and found it a very interesting experience including a significant period of history from the 1950s and 60s which centred on Sir Edward Heath. With the house closed in January we booked a behind the scenes tour with the Curator Kate. This was truly an eye opener on the history of the house, parts of which date back to the building of the Cathedral (using stone from Old Sarum taking us back over 1000 years!). The challenges of curating in an historic house were amply illustrated by Kate who also showed us new discoveries as well as what is still left to research. We had a fascinating couple of hours and really only scratched the surface. Well worth a visit at any time but you do have to book for tours when the house is closed.
翻译:我们上次来是几年前的一次“自由游览”,发现这是一次非常有趣的经历,其中包括以爱德华·希思爵士为中心的 20 世纪 50 年代和 60 年代的一段重要历史时期。由于房子在一月份关闭,我们预订了与馆长凯特一起的幕后之旅。这确实让人大开眼界,了解这座房子的历史,其中部分历史可以追溯到大教堂的建造(使用来自老塞勒姆的石头,可以追溯到 1000 多年前!)。凯特充分说明了在历史建筑中进行策展所面临的挑战,她还向我们展示了新的发现以及仍有待研究的内容。我们度过了令人着迷的几个小时,但实际上只触及了表面。任何时候都值得一游,但您必须在房屋关闭时预订游览。