The award winning conservation for the Corporation of London of Temple Bar which stood originally on the junnction of the Strand and Fleet Street. Attributed to Sir Christopher Wren, the Bar was adorned with four regal statues of King James I, Queen Anne of Denmark, King Charles I and King Charles II. The Bar stood for 200 years until plans to widen the road necessitated its removal. In 1878 the Bar was dismantled stone-by-stone, and put into storage until a decision about its re-erection could be reached. Two years later Sir Henry Meux acquired the stones and rebuilt the Bar as a gateway to his estate at Theobalds Park in Hertfordshire. After the house was sold in the early 20th century the Bar fell into disrepair. In 1976 the Temple Bar Trust was established with the intention of returning the Bar to the City of London. Freeland Rees Roberts were architects to the Temple Bar Trust for 20 years before the decision was taken to relocate the structure to Paternoster Square and rebuild it opposite one of the most important buildings in England, St Paul’s Cathedral. The Bar was rebuilt by Chichester-based conservation contractors Cathedral Works using a hydraulic lime mortar and lime putty for pointing, new Whitbed Portland stone for the plinth, replacement stone and piece repairs. Stone replacement and piece repairs were kept to a minimum, and the royal statues were similarly repaired. Four new heraldic supporters and two cartouches were designed by Tim Crawley of Fairhaven of Anglesey Abbey.