Nomination for a Tom Ryland Award for Conservation, 2024.

The Leaning Lady was restored this summer, after more than sixty years. Along with other artworks, the statue was a gift to the community from the LCC partly as reparation for the damage caused by the building of the Great West Road through the middle of Hammersmith in the 1950’s. The statue was created by Czech refugee Dr. Karel Vogel in an unusual concrete material that had eroded over time. The restoration project was driven by affiliate SPRA and the council, and managed by Heritage of London Trust who also part funded the project with many local people in a community-driven fundraiser. 

Leaning Lady restored 2024

Dr Nicola Stacey of Heritage of London Trust at the unveiling of the restored Leaning Lady Statue with HRH Duke of Gloucester

Leaning Lady unveiling “Proud Places”

Visit the above links for the charming story of the unveiling by HRH the Duke of Gloucester, in the presence of many local schoolchildren who created their own projects around the restoration, as part of HOLT’s Proud Places programme.