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Francis Downing, a conservator, dusts an ornamental altar screen in York Minster’s Lady Chapel. Cleaning of the “reredos”, created in 1905 as a tribute to Queen Victoria, is the final stage of a 10-year, £11.5 million renovation project.
Francis Downing, a conservator, dusts an ornamental altar screen in York Minster’s Lady Chapel. Cleaning of the “reredos”, created in 1905 as a tribute to Queen Victoria, is the final stage of a 10-year, £11.5 million renovation project.