Charred tapestries to go on display 90 years after devastating fire
Exhibition at Derbyshire’s Haddon Hall to focus on the impact of fire on country home – from its use as lighting to the damage it can causeCharred tatters that were part of one of Britain’s greatest tapestry collections are to be publicly displayed for the first time, close to the Derbyshire stable where the collection was stored for safe-keeping but was instead destroyed by fire in 1926.More than 60 tapestries, including some from the 15th century, were completely destroyed. T
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