An interior room of Island House before the work began, March 2020.

The restoration, chapter by chapter

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Progress updates on the restoration of Island House, from the first surveys and emergency repairs in 2020 to the excavation of the medieval quays and the research of 2026.

The garden front of Island House in a Victorian photograph.

November 2026: Eight hundred years, traced

November 2026
 Island House and the excavation beside it, from the air, August 2026.

August 2026: The house from the air

August 2026
 The excavated stone quay beside Island House, with the castle beyond, from the air.

July 2025: The medieval quays

July 2025
 13 July 2023, Scaffolding free, Island House, Laugharne.

13 July 2023: Scaffolding free

13 July 2023
 13 January 2023, Island House, Laugharne.

13 January 2023

13 January 2023
 28 November 2022, Island House, Laugharne.

28 November 2022

28 November 2022
 Chimney Repair Progression, Island House, Laugharne.

Chimney Repair Progression

26 February 2021
 Chimney 6, Talk by James Vincent, Island House, Laugharne.

Chimney 6: Talk by James Vincent

Chimney 6
 Chimneys & Oak Beams, Island House, Laugharne.

Chimneys & Oak Beams

Progress
 Installation of Oak Beams, Island House, Laugharne.

Installation of Oak Beams

Progress
 New oak beams stacked on site at Island House.

First Delivery of Oak Beams

Progress
 Emergency Repair Works, Island House, Laugharne.

Emergency Repair Works

October 2020
 Archaeological Survey, Island House, Laugharne.

Archaeological Survey

October 2020
 Buildings & Heritage Consultant Video, Island House, Laugharne.

Buildings & Heritage Consultant Video

Rob Scourfield
 The new roof inside Island House.

Getting the Building Watertight

November 2022
 Before & After Images, Island House, Laugharne.

Before & After Images

2020