Case Studies

Edmondthorpe

Posted: Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:00

This memorial needed some stonework repair, repointing, and cleaning. Delicate inscriptions on one particular face were left rather than re-cut, to preserve the original stone.

Ashby de la Zouch

Posted: Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:59

The memorial was in need of specialist cleaning and repointing. It is unusual for not bearing any names, but also for having a decorative inscription carved in relief.

Houghton on the Hill was one of the War Memorials Project's earliest grant recipients. It needed to be cleaned of the dirt caused by its location on a village road junction. This required some skillful work to preserve the inscription, parts of which are carved in relief.

Thrussington

Posted: Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:53

Thrussington war memorial required some cleaning, repointing with lime mortar, regilding in the inscriptions and the surrounding posts had to be re-cast after they were found to be crumbling and unsafe. We were happy to be able to advise and to give a conservation grant.

Woodhouse

Posted: Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:49

We were able to help Woodhouse with decisions about the list of names on the memorial by uncovering original evidence for the village's criteria. The memorial was repointed, cleaned, some work done to reduce scratches on the slate plaques, and the spelling of a WW2 casualty's name was corrected.

Tilton on the Hill

Posted: Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:43

We were delighted to help with the conservation of Tilton on the Hill war memorial. This involved reinstating a protective gravel surround, reducing the lean, cleaning, repointing, and repainting the inscription of the memorial.