01/11/2013
- Ieper
- Source: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Staff within the CWGC’s Northern Europe Area have been working to prepare the Menin Gate for the Centenary of the Great War.
Since early spring, Horticultural staff have carried out turf renovation in and around the site. Additionally, members of the Area’s Works Department have refurbished 46 of the memorial’s panels, with another batch of 50 to be refurbished in the coming year.
In May 2013, the in-painting of names in the right-hand side gallery began, followed by the opposite gallery in September. This is a specialised task which needs to be carried out with careful detail.
While the past few months have also seen the site cleaned and its railings re-bronzed, the paving in and around the steps - as well as that on the high level joints and brick inserts - is the focus of current renovations.
All work is expected to finish by the end of April of 2014.