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In 1975 the statue featured in a TV broadcast of the programme 'Tomorrow's World', as it was vacuum-injected with silicon resin, the aim being to protect the marble from winter frosts and enable the practice of protecting it with tarpaulins and straw through the winter months to be discontinued. Unsurprisingly, this proved an illusory hope and the condition of the statue had deteriorated to the point where it required urgent attention. After inspecting and reporting on its condition, we supervised urgent specialist repairs to arrest further cracking of the marble that threatened to disfigure the noble lady and, following a period of fund raising, completed a comprehensive conservation project to preserve and enhance the monument.
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