Work under way on the Queen's Park memorial in Whanganui
Jesse KingWhanganui Chronicle·
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Save Scaffolding is erected as work begins on the Queen's Park memorial. Photo / Stuart Munro
Deconstruction has begun on the Queen's Park lion memorial on Veterans' steps, signalling the start of a five-month refurbishment process.
All work on the monument will be done on site and a blessing was held for it on Monday morning before work was to commence.
The monument was originally unveiled
in 1893 and acts as a grave marker for troops who were killed in action at Nukumaru in 1865.
Due to the time needed to complete the refurbishment, work will continue through Anzac Day and a paper image of the memorial will be put in its place.
