Built in the 1720's, Thornhill was the home of Sir James Thornhill, Britain's great baroque painter. New stucco armorials for the staircase hall were  modelled insitu by a team of six sculptors. Winner of the 2008 Plaisterer's Trophy

Thornhill Park, Dorset. New plasterwork designed by Geoffrey Preston for owner Tommy Kyle. Project Architect: Tim Reeve. 
New stucco armorials at Thornhill Park, Dorset. Looking up to the domed lantern on the second floor
New stucco armorials at Thornhill Park, Dorset. The main panel on the first floor measures roughly 2m x 4m
New stucco armorials at Thornhill Park, Dorset. First floor panel with a battering ram
New stucco armorials at Thornhill Park, Dorset. First floor panel with drums and a quiver of arrows
New stucco armorials at Thornhill Park, Dorset. First floor panel with a Caesar medallion
New stucco armorials at Thornhill Park, Dorset. First floor panel with a Caesar medallion
New stucco armorials at Thornhill Park, Dorset. First floor panel with a Medusa shield
New stucco armorials at Thornhill Park, Dorset. Detail, Caesar medallion
New stucco armorials at Thornhill Park, Dorset. Detail, Caesar medallion
New stucco armorials at Thornhill Park, Dorset. Detail, sword hilt
New stucco armorials at Thornhill Park, Dorset. Detail, Medusa shield
New stucco armorials at Thornhill Park, Dorset. Detail, main panel
New armorials at Thornhill Park, Dorset. The domed lantern with a stucco eagle supporting the chandelier. The stuccoed spandrels are visible in the background
New stucco armorials at Thornhill Park, Dorset. Detail of the eagle
New stucco armorials at Thornhill Park, Dorset. Stuccoed spandrel with shield design
New stucco armorials at Thornhill Park, Dorset. Stuccoed spandrel with cuirass and lion pelt
New stucco armorials at Thornhill Park, Dorset. Stuccoed spandrel with cuirass
New stucco armorials at Thornhill Park, Dorset. Stuccoed spandrel with shield design
Thornhill Park, Dorset
Thornhill Park, Dorset. New plasterwork designed by Geoffrey Preston for owner Tommy Kyle. Project Architect: Tim Reeve. 

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