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Our consultant reports "the memorial shows no sign of movement out from the wall or of joints opening as a result of corroding and expanding fixings. The figure of Christ has its head missing and damage to the left arm. There is also damage to the top moulding and some sections knocked off from the bar beneath the crucifix. This can all be attributed to damage from the bomb blast. There is a crack to the sinister inscription panel, which has been repaired in the same mortar used for the joints and may have occurred during the moving. Minor surface damage, particularly in the areas most reddened by the fire, may indicate that the stone has been weakened in those areas.
The base of the column which frames the adjacent doorway and the area of the memorial base which abuts this have damage caused by soluble salts.
The stone has been burnt to red by the fire, particularly on the dexter side, and seems to have been given a coating of wax, probably whilst still in St Peter's, presumably to protect it from the weather.
There is much pollution blackening, especially in the upper areas, which must have happened after the bombing.
There are the remains of a cream oil-based paint, which runs over the new joints, so must have been applied after the memorial was moved.

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