Kenwood House restoration - in pictures

An exterior view of English Heritage's Kenwood House on the northern edge of Hampstead Heath Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

The library at Kenwood House Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA

Maddy Wall from English Heritage on the Great Stairs Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA

English Heritage curator Laura Houliston, replaces books in the library Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA

Wendy Richardson, a member of the conservation team, cleans the gilded surround of a mirror Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

The decorated ceiling in the library Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Dee Alston, a member of the conservation team, cleans a bust in the entrance hall Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Johannes Vermeer's 'The Guitar Player', centre, in the dining room Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

The restored library with bust of Lord Mansfield Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA

Cleaning the bust of Lord Mansfield in the library Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

The decorated ceiling in the entrance hall Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Laura Houliston, a curator of collections for English Heritage, admires the paintings in the dining room Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

An exterior view of the house from the front courtyard on the northern edge of Hampstead Heath Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images