Update on the restoration of the South Africa War memorial in Cannon Hill Park

I visited the South African War memorial in Cannon Hill Park this week to see progress on its restoration. I produced a previous blog entry detailing the history of the memorial at http://martinmullaney.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/work-begins-on-restoration-of-south.html

I attach photos of the cleaning of the bronze statue. As you will see from the photos, we have started this restoration just in the nick of time – the statue is covered in corrosive pits or holes, which through time would completely destroy the statue.

The team doing the restoration will be filling in any pits or holes to prevent any further decay and will cover the statue with a protective wax to protect the statue from any water ingress.

The restored statue, complete with previously missing items, such as the guns, olive branch and corner wreaths, will be finished towards the end of May.

Instead of the previous green colour, the restored statue will have a dark brown finish as was the case when it was first unveiled in 1906.