Headstone Conservation

Fundy Stonecraft has been conserving historic marble headstones in the Point de Bute Methodist Cemetery since 2022. I have used a minimal intervention approach, which often includes adding or replacing the sandstone base to prevent a chemical reaction between the marble and the acidic soils.

Both stones received new sandstone bases and a light cleaning.
Lightly cleaned and braced with a stainless frame.
Both stones received new sandstone bases and a light cleaning.
The headstone was lightly cleaned, a new sandstone base was carved, and the fractured tablet was pinned with stainless steel.

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