Dragons to return home
The once brightly-coloured brackets carved into dragon figurines had fallen into disrepair in recent years but their plight was highlighted by a granddaughter of the town planner.
As the Evening News reported in December, the items, which guard the entrance to Wardop’s Court, were removed and are being painstakingly repainted and decorated with gold leaf.
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Hide AdEdinburgh World Heritage and the Brownlee Old Town Trust have funded the work, which monument experts at the city council have undertaken.
The restoration work was expected to take around 100 hours to complete.