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NOVEMBER 2014 PRO INSTALLER
PRO NEWS
www.proinstaller.co.uk
Building Product
Trial To Aid
Historical
Restoration
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Swish Building Products has supplied over 200 metres of white PVCu flat
board for a unique restoration project on behalf of the Fovant Badges Society.
The boards have been installed as part of an experimental maintenance
programme to restore and protect three of the regimental badges carved
into the Fovant Down in Wiltshire during the First World War.
Their location, carved into the side
of a 30 degree slope is a constant
issue for the conservation team,
coupled with a combination of
loose chalk, gravity and an invasion
of grazing cattle!
“Gravity continues to be our biggest challenge when it comes to maintaining the
definition of the badges,” comments Don
McLaren, one of the conservation officers
of the Fovant Badges Society.
“We chose the PVCu flats board from
Swish simply because they’re unobtrusive,
flexible, durable and will withstand the
ravages of the weather.”
Scheduled by English Heritage as Ancient
Monuments the Fovant Badges are of
national historical importance. The chalk
emblems were carved into the hillsides
by soldiers undergoing training for war.
“Having your regimental badge on the hill
instilled pride and loyalty to their regiments,” continues Don. “The remaining
badges now commemorate those British
and Australian soldiers billeted at the military camp in the village of Fovant, many
of whom were lost during The Great War,
and mark the sacrifices made by British
Service men and women since that fateful
time.”
By the end of the First World War there
were over 20 discernible badges. Some
maintenance was done between the wars,
but during the Second World War these
were left to become overgrown and indistinguishable to prevent enemy aircraft
using them for navigation. Between 1948
and 1951 two more badges were cut in
remembrance of two Wiltshire regiments,
and another on behalf of the Royal Signals
was added in 1970.
With the trial period soon to enter its
most testing season, the conservation team
are keen to see how the boards perform,
“So far, so good,” concludes Don, “…at this
stage we feel the boards are a success and
we’ve received some favourable comments.”
The Society aims to complete the restoration of all of the badges by 2016 ahead of
their centenary celebrations, marking 100
years since the carving of the first regimental badge.
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