Traditional Marble fireplace restoration A fireplace clean up and restoration project in a listed building in London. The project demanded using traditional methods only approved by the British museum and conservation rules. I was privileged and delighted to take part of it! 1 Overview of neglected fireplace that hasn't been cleaned in decades. 2 Open joint in mantle piece needs filling and colour matching. 3 Joint filled and masked traditionally. 4 Figures suffered dust and soot stains need cleaning in a traditional way. 5 Figure looking clean. 6 After clean up... I could do a better job with modern materials but it is definitely improved and the contractor was pleased! see more repairs