With no carpentry skills to draw upon, the reconstruction of a Solomon's Post marker was daunting but as a former silversmith who had work experience in Hatton Garden, I felt ready to make the attempt.
Here follows the basics set out in photos as I progressed.
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| Cutting of the pyramid cap. |
The 4 inch beam had to be thoroughly dried indoors for several months and then fine sanded smooth.
Two coats of white matt undercoat were applied, followed by two coats of exterior white gloss. The beam was left for ten days for the paint to cure. Then the black stripes were applied, spacing at four inches.
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| The beam dried and sanded. |
The layout of the letters was next, utilizing stencils to space the legend SOLOMONS POST evenly - no apostrophe was used as in the original post set up.
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| Lettering layout. |
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| Two inch lettering applied. |
Finally, the Solomon's Post marker is displayed in my living room, whereupon my mother, thinking I had appropriated the original sign, exclaimed: 'Do they (authorities) know you've got that?'
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| The reconstructed Solomon's Post marker in my living room. |
So, fifty years after it was removed and presumably destroyed, the historical marker comes back to life.
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