Housebuilder’s mission underway to restore historic Queen Anne statue in East Sussex.
Thakeham is overseeing the movement and restoration of the statue, which dates back to 1713, from Southern Housing’s Holmhurst St Mary development near Hastings.
The statue was rescued, bought and installed by Victorian writer Augustus Hare in 1885 after it was damaged and replaced at its original St Paul’s Cathedral location.
Thakeham have now carefully removed the statue, which was further damaged by lack of maintenance and vandalism, and transported it to a stonemason. It will be fully restored and placed back at Holmhurst St Mary for the local community to enjoy.
