This archive comprises images from a photographic survey of the 1986 mural 'The Sad Tale of Pierrot' by Timothy Plant. This work was undertaken by The Archaeology Co. in September 2022.

General photographs of the mural and surroundings were taken to put the mural into context. Targets were placed a known distance apart and photographs taken of the mural. Sketch elevations of the mural were made, marking the target numbers, locations and distances. 20 targets were used in total. Several photographs were taken allowing for overlap of the photographs and targets, ensuring that at least 2 targets were included in each shot. The camera was angled square on to the structure, in order to reduce image distortion. The photographs were rectified and 'stitched together' using GNU Image Manipulation program (GIMP) and scaled in AutoCAD.

The mural is named as "The Sad Tale of Pierrot'. Fantasia mural" on Timothy Plants own website, which records many of his murals from across the world. Pierrot is a stock character of pantomime and commedia dell'arte, whose origins are in the late seventeenth-century Comédie-Italienne, an Italian troupe performing in Paris. He has been depicted in various forms of art since this time. His character in contemporary popular culture is that of the sad clown, often pining for love of Columbine, who usually breaks his heart and leaves him for Harlequin. In this mural, the centrepiece is Pierrot sat upon the window, playing a lute while a woman, presumably Columbine, looks on from the balcony above. The clown is wearing yellow and blue checked trousers and a green and red striped coat. His face is painted white, with red cheeks and he wears a simple black hat. Pierrot is again shown to the right side of the mural, sat at the base of a statue, head in hands, presumably the conclusion of his efforts.

The mural makes use of various features and fittings of the building within it. Pierrot, for example, is shown sitting on top of the ground floor window and to either side a pair of figures are holding up a flame (to the left) and a candle snuff (right) to the lights on the wall. The figure to the left is set within a patio area, with plants and staircase up to the balcony portrayed. To the right the figure is set within a masked ball, with dancers in the background. The lean-to mural is a continuation of the whole and depicts a view over the valley. A timber A frame is shown, supporting the real lights and a couple walk down a set of steps. To the far left side the outbuildings, present externally, are also depicted here.