Coverage of the appeal in the Bristol Times of 26 May 2020

We were delighted to read an excellent double-page spread on our efforts to save and restore the memorial to the 6th Gloucesters in today’s Bristol Times (the local history supplement in the Bristol Post newspaper). In the age of the internet we tend to assume that is how to reach the greatest number of peopleContinue reading “Coverage of the appeal in the Bristol Times of 26 May 2020”

Launching our fundraising appeal!

Jeremy just spoke with Jonathan Ray on BBC Radio Bristol today to speak about the restoration of the 6th Gloucesters Memorial Panels. It was the first time that we had plugged our fundraising effort. Yesterday we released images of the panels undergoing restoration – see HERE. Thus far these costs have been borne from ourContinue reading “Launching our fundraising appeal!”

Images of the memorial panels undergoing cleaning and restoration by Cliveden Conservation

Since our last update we have received a detailed Condition Assessment from Cliveden Conservation which includes a quote for all work to be undertaken. Some images can be found below. All six panels have been given a letter and damage carefully noted. Each panel has been carefully cleaned, some of the varnish and paint consolidatedContinue reading “Images of the memorial panels undergoing cleaning and restoration by Cliveden Conservation”

The story so far…

We had been aware of the 6th Gloucesters memorial at its post-second World War location in St Michael on the Mount Without for some time and had been keen to assess its state during the period in which the church was occupied by squatters.  Our concerns rose after the October 2016 fire at the churchContinue reading “The story so far…”