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The Merelles board found on a stone at Arbroath Abbey.
Conservation History

Masons and Merelles: A Pastime of the Past

Wednesday 19 July 2017


Sometime around the 13th century, two masons taking a break from working on Arbroath Abbey might have sat down to...

Part of a damaged lamp from the famous library on display at the Engine Shed.
Conservation Materials

Following the Fire: Displaying Damaged Artefacts from the Mackintosh Library

Friday 7 July 2017


On the 23rd of May 2014, a fire broke out at one of Glasgow’s most iconic landmarks. The early 20th...

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