Mary, Richard and I met and worked together at Uppark, the Grade I National Trust house that burned down on 30 August (bank holiday Monday) in 1989.
Mary was responsible for cataloguing the finds, Richard for the conservation of plasterwork and I was responsible for the identification, consolidation and reinstatement of all the fire damaged joinery items. That was a mammoth undertaking 36 years ago and involved ground breaking new technologies and a host of talented individuals who all came to West Sussex to make it happen.
We haven’t changed a bit since then!