Lincoln Cathedral has had to spend a huge sum of money securing the roof and floor timbers of the Wren Library.
Putting a stock of valuable books into storage was one of the expensive projects with which great care needed to be taken. It made sense doing the maximum amount of restoration and putting in things like new heating, lighting and humidifier control work while the books were away.
Some staff and volunteers were allowed one of several quick visit opportunities last week. There will now be a deep conservation clean and months of careful environmental monitoring as the new systems operate before the books are brought back.
The doorway used to lead into a passageway into the old Deanery, and now the blocked off route provides a cupboard in which the switches and systems are placed.
The humidifiers beneath the side tables will have discrete quality covers; the skirting boards have been widened to take service cables.
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