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1974, Blackboy Clock removed for restoration Stroud News and Journal gave the following summary of events: "Time, it seems, has finally caught up with one of Stroud’s most interesting and familiar features. As reported in last week’s issue, the old Black Boy figure and clock which for the last 130 or so years have adorned the front of the former Black Boy School in Lower Street (now the Teachers’ Centre) are very, very worn; so worn, in fact, that recently they were carefully removed and placed in the hands of craftsmen for treatment. Made in 1774 by one John Miles, a noted Stroud clock maker of his day, the clock itself is now in pieces on a workshop bench in North Woodchester. AROUND TIME Polishing and cleaning its innards, replacing the many worn parts and generally rejuvenating the 200-year-old timepiece is a man whose life, it could reasonably be said, revolves around time. Mr. Michael Maltin of Home Ground, North Woodchester, knows just about all there is to know about clocks. Indeed, the main interest of this retired BOAC senior captain is much broader than merely ‘tweaking’ old clocks back into shape. He is interested in time itself and with every aspect of how it is measured. [...] Stroud’s Black Boy was, in its way, a work of art, he said, but it was in dire need of attention, having been out of order for some time. “It’s in an absolutely filthy condition. There is some ‘dentistry’ to be done on some of the cogs and gears and quite a bit of delicate machining is involved.” Of the Black Boy figure itself — a little n**** boy holding a gong in one hand which he strikes with the other — Mr. Maltin said it too was in a rather sorry state. “One arm is missing and quite frankly, the head is rotten — it’s all made of wood, of course. But I’m sure something can be done with it.” The Teachers’ Centre, he said, was already in touch with another local craftsman — this time in wood — who could restore the figure. BI-CENTENARY “We hope that it will all be finished and back in place at least before the end of the year,” said Mr. Maltin. “It has to be really because 1974 is the Black Boy’s bi-centenary.”"
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1977, Blackboy Clock restored Stroud News and Journal gave the following summary of the restoration: "Stroud’s famous little black boy is striking the hour again after a silence of over 20 years. It was two years ago that Woodchester man Mr. Michael Maltin (pictured above) re-moved the broken clock and rotting black boy statue from the Teachers’ Centre building in Castle Street. The 200-year-old clock was repaired and restored by Mr. Maltin and the equally aged black boy was repaired by Mr. Pat Conolly, a member of the Guild of Gloucesteshire Craftsmen, and guilded and painted by singwriter Mr. B. M. Durn. The clock and black boy were re-erected at the weekend, and not only does the boy strike the hour, but his head also turns to listen to the ringing bell. The only thing remaining to be solved is what sort of leaves the black boy has round his waist."
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1995, Restauration et classement de la statue de Voltaire, Paris The statue was restored and classified as a historical monument
- 1998, Creation of a new bronze relief for the Robert Milligan statue
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2004, Blackboy Clock restored again Stroud News and Journal gave the following summary of the restoration: "A historic Stroud clock is tick-tocking for the first time in 50 years after a recently completed restoration project. The Black Boy Clock, which dates back to the 18th century, is running again on the old Black Boy School building on Castle Street following an £8,000 refit. Richard Mellish, who owns the former school building, masterminded the year-long project along with a £2,000 grant from Stroud Town Council. “It was bought by public subscription originally so it is a part of Stroud, really,” he said. “I am very pleased it is finally completed.” Town mayor John Marjoram was also pleased with the horological masterpiece. “It is a fascinating clock and we are delighted that it is finally working again,” he said. “It is all these little things that I think really make the town what it is.”"
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2009, Statue of Belain d'Esnambuc replaced on its refurbished plinth La statue de Belain d'Esnambuc est replacée sur son socle refait à neuf dans le cadre des travaux de la Savane.
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2020, Retrait de la statue de Voltaire The statue was removed and returned by the city to its owner, the Centre National des Arts Plastiques (CNAP). It was restored by COARC at the expense of the City of Paris.
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2024, Installation of a resin copy of the statue of Voltaire, Paris Resin copy produced by CNAP installed in the presence of Béatrice Salmon, Director of Cnap, Jean-Pierre Lecoq, Mayor of the 6th arrondissement of Paris and Karen Taïeb, Deputy Mayor of Paris in charge of heritage, the history of Paris and relations with religious communities.