Construction (the developers) and Liverpool City Council was made to restore the statue and erect it on Hope street at the entrance to the apartments and opposite the Philharmonic pub. The restoration itself was coordinated via Nick Roberson of Roberson Stone Carving and Stewart Darlow of Nordic Construction to ensure the project was kept as original as possible. The extensive restoration began with cleaning the once white marble. This included removal of lichen, algae and moss and extensive steam cleaning. The hands, foot and sack coat damage were replaced using matching Italian marble and original photographic reference to replicate the lost detail. This left the nose and ears which were restored using marble dust and lime in accordance with current accepted restoration practice. On 10 September 2015 the 7.5 tonne restored statue and plinth were finally erected not far from their original location on Hope Street. Biography A biography of Hugh Stowell Brown was published on 19 September 2019 by Instant Apostle. The book is called A Ready Man and the author is Baptist minister and broadcaster Wayne Clarke. References Attribution External links "Rev. Hugh Stowell Brown, Campaign", Liverpool Monuments "Hugh Stowell Brown", Wayne Clarke's pages on Hugh Stowell Brown 1823 births 1886 deaths 19th-century English Baptist ministers Manx Baptists Manx religious leaders People educated at King William's College People from Douglas, Isle of Man