Watch The National Trust is hoping to rebuild the 18th-century mansion Clandon Park after a devastating fire reduced it to a charred shell. The roof and floors collapsed during the blaze at the grand property, regarded as one of Britain's finest Palladian mansions which housed a stunning collection of furniture, porcelain and textiles. Thousands of items were feared to have been lost following the inferno on April 29 at Clandon Park, a Grade-I listed stately home near Guildford, Surrey. But its external walls remain largely intact and a specialist team is planning an archaeological salvage operation to retrieve further items from the building..