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TYNTESFIELD: CONSERVATION AND THE VOLUNTEER

Abstract The National Trust purchased Tyntesfield in the summer of 2002 and within the same year was running three projects simultaneously. The first strand is the gathering of information and the conservation and repair of all aspects of the estate. The second aspect is to allow as much public access as possible while the conservation and planning is going ahead. The third, which is by far the most complex to orchestrate, is to treat every aspect of the development and operation of the property as an opportunity for learning and training. Each conservation project is first examined for its potential to teach and train staff, students and volunteers, and, where possible, to inform and interest the day-to-day visitors in conservation processes. This has considerably widened the conservation tasks available to volunteers, removing many of the barriers to the acquisition of basic conservation skills. This paper, written by a conservator who has long been concerned with Tyntesfield, reviews the first six years of this more participatory approach to conservation.