Repair works are underway on a gravestone for Ebenezer Scrooge, used as a prop in the 1984 film adaptation of A Christmas Carol, located in a graveyard next to St Chad’s Church in Shrewsbury. The town council clerk, Helen Ball, expressed gratitude for the Diocese of Lichfield's assistance in obtaining necessary permissions. Once repaired, the gravestone will be embedded into the ground for preservation.
Repair works on a gravestone for Ebenezer Scrooge are under way after it wasThe inscribed stone, used as a prop in the 1984 movie adaptation of A Christmas Carol , has lain in the graveyard next to St Chad’s Church, Shrewsbury , since the film was released 40 years ago.
Town council clerk Helen Ball said it had been a "complex" process to gain the "necessary permissions" for the repairs to take place, but thanked the Diocese of Lichfield for "fast-tracking" the faculty required for the work to begin.The two largest pieces of the stone remain in the graveyard, but the smaller fragments have been removed by town council staff to ensure "pieces of the jigsaw" are not lost.
She said numerous people contacted the town council offering financial support to help repair the damage. The son of the film's producer also got in touch to say how proud his late father was that the stone had remained in St Chad's and how saddened he would have been to hear of the damage.She said the media attention of the last few days meant they were expecting more people wanting to see the gravestone once it is repaired.
Ebenezer Scrooge Gravestone A Christmas Carol Film Prop Shrewsbury St Chad’S Church Preservation Repair Works
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