We have discovered during the restoration of the glass cuppola which illuminates the grand staircase at #HaighHall that it is made from 4 different metals; bronze, copper, lead & iron, the metals seen for the first time in over 75 years🏛️An incredible future for #HaighHall

Wonderful meeting about #HaighHall with Haigh Hall Heritage Matters today which reminded us of our e-shuttle test drive from Plantation gates to the Hall with the community🚎The e-shuttle will make the ancient woodlands accessible for everyone🚎Thanks to funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund & Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities 🚎

#HaighHall once housed the largest private library in Europe📖The Bibliotecha Lindesiana was a vision of the human intellect📖Our vision for #HaighHall funded by Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities The National Lottery Heritage Fund Wigan Council & Arts Council England places education for all at its heart ❤️

A day in the pattern making workshop and the results from the foundry🏛️The gates for Mowpin Lodge at #HaighHall are one step closer to installation🏛️Thanks to one of the countries leading historic metalwork specialists Lost Art Limited who are based in Wigan🏛️

We have researched many treasured historic photographs from #HaighHall 🌹Here is Haigh’s head gardener, Mr Johnson in the Bothy Yard with young Lady Margaret Lindsay circa 1906🌹With funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund North this entire area will be restored🌹Thank you The National Lottery Heritage Fund

#HaighHall Head of Horticulture Dr Sylvia Travers and Marcus & Josh from her team have been incredibly busy leading specialists on the excavation of an invasive species from the estate, Japanese knotweed🌱Essential works to safeguard the future of our precious landscape🌱

The #HaighHall team having a brilliant day on the detailed delivery plans for the Horticultural Bothy Cottages & Glasshouse transformation with our incredible team Plincke Landscape & architects Purcell funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund North 🏛️Thank you The National Lottery Heritage Fund for all your support🏛️

High on the scaffold at #HaighHall in the grand staircase you can see the Greek god Dionysus face to face or as the Romans named him Bacchus the god of wine, merriment and pleasure🍷Tonight it’s Haigh Foodie Friday in the stables courtyard at Haigh🍷Enjoy food & drink a plenty🍷

A must see powerful exhibition
Natural History Museum Wildlife Photographer of the Year. Magical to see so many families enjoying & being inspired by the incredible collection throughout the museum and reminded us both of our own early childhood and how lucky we are to be able to see this❤️

An inspiring research day with our Stirling Prize winning #HaighHall interior architects Witherford Watson Mann at The Courtauld following their majestic restoration & Natural History Museum where they designed the powerful Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition🏛️A World-Class team🏛️

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The original window frames at #HaighHall are meticulously being restored on site by our specialist joiners from H.H. Smith & Sons 🏛️Wood stripped, repaired, ready for painting the original colour, glass replaced where necessary and reinstalled to full working order🏛️

In celebration of St George’s day a beautiful stained glass window in the Crawford chapel at Wigan Parish Church🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Designed by Lady Jane Lindsay, an accomplished artist who grew up at #HaighHall 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 The glass was designed in memory of her father, the 25th Earl of Crawford🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Fantastic start to the week at #HaighHall with our metal specialists Lost Art Limited construction team H.H. Smith & Sons and architects Purcell as we prepare for the restoration of the balustrade on the first floor of the Hall🏛️ thanks to funds from Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities 🏛️

Amazing day working on the Miners gate for Mowpin Lodge at #HaighHall ⚒️The gate design was inspired by the National Union of Miners symbol and chosen by the people⚒️ The gates are being fabricated by Wigan based metal restoration specialists Lost Art Limited ⚒️

Inspiring times for Wigan’s future Astronauts as the artist David Bethell visited a number of local schools to educate and learn from the children for our new Comet Playtrail at #HaighHall 💫All made possible with support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Arts Council England 💫Exciting times💫

Fantastic day at #HaighHall with our The National Lottery Heritage Fund North officers Laura and Lindsay as we prepare the works to restore Plantation Gates, Bothy Cottages, kitchen garden glasshouse, sculptural play trail and much more, with funds from The National Lottery Heritage Fund 🤞

We are delighted to announce that #HaighHall Head of Horticulture Dr Sylvia Travers has been nominated for the CODE Women of the Year awards 🥳 Sylvia has been a trailblazer in Kitchen gardens for the hospitality industry both at L'Enclume and Moor Hall Hotel 🤞

Finishing a wonderful week at #HaighHall with this beautiful delicate glasswork that is being restored in the Cupola above the ‘Tom Fool’ staircase🏛️It is an absolute joy and honour to work with all the specialist restorers alongside Nathalie Purcell & H.H. Smith & Sons 🏛️