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This is the trailer to a DVD produced by Complete Picture for Surrey County Council. The complete DVD may be purchased from Reigate Priory Museum.

In 2005 Surrey County Council commissioned the renovation and restoration of an historically important early C18 mural and staircase at Reigate Priory, which is currently in use as a Junior School and Museum. The fine murals, inspired by the great Antonio Verrio, are now thought to be the work of Laguerre, whose similar work can be seen at Hampton Court Palace and Chatsworth. The conservation was achieved by an assortment of expert bodies over a period of ten months.

A DVD video was also commissioned to show the entire restoration process from the going up to the coming down of the scaffolding, with stunning before and after shots of the murals, the on-screen comments of art experts and historians and an up-beat classical music track. It tells the entire history of the murals and of the meaning, in a captivating style, and discloses one or two controversial revelations which came to light during the work."

Reigate Priory - "The State of the Art" - DVD, 20 minutes available from Priory Museum.
Produced and Directed by Mike Thorpe , Complete Picture