Chatsworth's Deep Clean

The anual deep clean of Chatsworth House in Derbyshire begins today. 30,000 books need dusting, 300 rooms need cleaning and hundreds of chandelier crystals need polishing.

Chatsworth House gets a deep clean

Chatsworth House in Derbyshire is starting its anual deep clean today after the festive period.

Every year a team take down the last of their Christmas decorations and begin their cleaning process.

Philip Bowmer, helping take down the last of the festive decorations.
Philip Bowmer, helping take down the last of the festive decorations Credit: ITV Central

This is the last of the 30 trees to be taken down, which have been up since the beginning of November.

30,000 books have to be dusted in the library and the crystals on their huge chandeliers have to be cleaned.

The house has 300 rooms, hundreds of windows, miles of carpet and dozens of curtains.