I started doing the conservation cleaning on a voluntary basis in February this year. We visited Fenton House several years ago and remembered the porcelain collection, needlework, and Benton Fletcher’s keyboard collection. We learnt that Fenton House was one of the earliest and largest country houses which had been built in Hampstead in the 17th century, and was resided in by various people, e.g. Mary Martin, widow of Admiral William Martin, James Fenton, George Careless Trewby, and Katherine Lady Binning in the past. Having heard that 29th April 2011 would become the Bank Holiday due to the Royal Wedding Day, we thought it would be a good opportunity to look round Fenton House in the morning. I had carried out the cleaning duties between 9 and 11 o’clock. Mark came to Fenton House at 11 o’clock.
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