Benaki update: Progress of Repair Works at the Leigh Fermor House

A short update in Greek and English has been issued today by the Benaki Museum. Unfortunately no photos other than the one above appear to be available at the moment.

Works at the Leigh Fermor House are progressing very well within schedule. The largest part of the repairs has been completed using as much as possible the same traditional techniques and materials employed by the Leigh Fermors. For example, roofs were tiled anew with the original handmade ceramic tiles and the internal walls were plastered with a preparation reproducing the 1960s mixture. Furthermore, the new timber doors, windows and stone lintels, are exact copies of the originals.
The House will reopen to the public in the summer of 2019 and guided tours will be offered to the public.

The repair works are carried out thanks to the major donation of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.

If you have questions, I suggest that you direct them to the Benaki plfproject@benaki.gr . The Benaki Museum page dedicated to the project can be found here.

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3 thoughts on “Benaki update: Progress of Repair Works at the Leigh Fermor House

  1. Pingback: Paddy’s house – some photos showing progress | Patrick Leigh Fermor

  2. bosse erikson

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    22 nov. 2018 kl. 14:38 skrev Patrick Leigh Fermor <comment-reply@wordpress.com>:

    proverbs6to10 posted: “A short update in Greek and English has been issued today by the Benaki Museum. Unfortunately no photos other than the one above appear to be available at the moment. Works at the Leigh Fermor House are progressing very well within schedule. The largest “

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    1. proverbs6to10 Post author

      Hi Bosse – unfortunately it is not possible to post images in the comments section. I f you would like to send them to me by email I can display if of interest to our audience. Thank you for trying! Tom

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