The 15th Century tomb of a Suffolk earl is being taken apart to treat a beetle infestation.
The tomb of Michael De La Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, and his wife Katherine de la Pole has been attacked by beetles
A 600-year-old tomb carved in memory of a Suffolk earl and his family is being taken apart by specialist conservators to be treated for a beetle infestation. The tomb of Michael de la Pole, the 2nd Earl of Suffolk, and his wife Katherine was constructed in about 1410 and is in St Andrew's Church, in Wingfield.
To save money at the time, the effigies were not made of stone but carved in wood and plastered to look like stone.A teams of conservators from Cambridge will undertake the work, which is expected to last about three weeks.The experts have been brought in from Grantham-based company Skillingtons, which specialises in the conservation of buildings, sculpture and traditional plasterwork.
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