Crystal Palace Park
Posted on Mar 26, 2011
A century of neglect In the 100 years since the last maintenance, the 32 statues have suffered from the effects of armature corrosion, weather and vandalism: the lead had distorted and cracked, and several statues or parts of statues were missing and had to be reconstructed from historical evidence. Working with Holden...
Charles Darwin, Shrewsbury
Posted on Mar 26, 2011
The evolution of a statue Eura Conservation uplifted and removed to its workshop the statue of Charles Darwin, one of Shrewsbury’s most famous sons, for cleaning and repatination as part of the local authority’s innovative and forward-looking scheme for conserving its heritage. Eura Conservation has also been asked...
Ornamental Lead Peacocks
Posted on Mar 25, 2011
Peacocks brought back to life We carried out minor conservation work to this pair of lead peacocks from a private estate. The lead was reshaped, and new stainless steel armatures were constructed to prevent further distortion, and to affix the peacocks more firmly to their plinths.
Westminster Central Hall
Posted on Mar 24, 2011
Heart of Westminster The four massive lead Armorial Achievements, which sit on the parapet of Westminster Central Hall were suffering from creep, fracturing and distortion and the armature had failed. We constructed a new armature for the sculptures, and restored their shapes, so that their future place, overlooking the Palace...
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