Tudor Wall Paintings discovered at Calverley Old Hall

Work by the Landmark Trust revealed five small areas of decoration,  first  seen  as tantalising glimpses behind lath and plaster,  which were  opened up by a team of expert conservators from Lincoln Conservation. In a room directly below a failing roof, they were astonished to  uncover  a complete  scheme of  extremely rare 16th-century decoration. The paintings  cover  three  whole  walls, a revelation which Landmark’s Director Anna Keay describes as the ‘discovery of a lifetime’ in her latest blog.

Calverley Old Hall Wall Paintings

 

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