Brodsworth's beetle drive. (restoration of an insect-infested Victorian country house in South Yorkshire, England)

From: History Today | Date: July 1, 1995 | Copyright information

The restoration of decaying Brodsworth Hall at a cost of 3.9 mil pounds sterling, is a departure from the past works of the English Heritage. The work has not resulted in a pristine restoration. Rather much of the faded grandeur remains as evidence of a lived-in house. Public viewing begins Oct 1995.

Infestations of fur beetle, carpet beetle, moth and woodworm are among the creepy-crawlies English Heritage have had to tackle in a major effort to save an unusual Victorian country hou...

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