“This is the sort of job conservation firms would fight tooth and nail to win.” The ultimate aim is to restore the whole West Front. “Over the years a Hollywood A-list of conservation specialists has worked on this cathedral,” she says. Its work here is the latest in a catalogue of pioneering restoration projects at Wells going back decades, says Cliveden’s senior project manager Berenice Humphreys: Specialist contractor Cliveden Conservation has recently concluded a pilot contract to carry out repairs to part of the ornate West Front of the 12 th century cathedral. On a Grade I-listed architectural gem like Wells Cathedral, in deepest Somerset, authenticity and attention to detail are paramount. In its purest form, it is more akin to archaeology or even fine-art preservation – with a generous helping of science thrown in.
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